001/* 002 * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. 003 * 004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 007 * 008 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 009 * 010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 014 * limitations under the License. 015 */ 016 017package org.springframework.aop; 018 019import org.aopalliance.aop.Advice; 020 021/** 022 * Common marker interface for before advice, such as {@link MethodBeforeAdvice}. 023 * 024 * <p>Spring supports only method before advice. Although this is unlikely to change, 025 * this API is designed to allow field advice in future if desired. 026 * 027 * @author Rod Johnson 028 * @see AfterAdvice 029 */ 030public interface BeforeAdvice extends Advice { 031 032}