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016
017package org.springframework.aop.aspectj;
018
019import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
020
021/**
022 * Interface implemented to provide an instance of an AspectJ aspect.
023 * Decouples from Spring's bean factory.
024 *
025 * <p>Extends the {@link org.springframework.core.Ordered} interface
026 * to express an order value for the underlying aspect in a chain.
027 *
028 * @author Rod Johnson
029 * @author Juergen Hoeller
030 * @since 2.0
031 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory#getBean
032 */
033public interface AspectInstanceFactory extends Ordered {
034
035        /**
036         * Create an instance of this factory's aspect.
037         * @return the aspect instance (never {@code null})
038         */
039        Object getAspectInstance();
040
041        /**
042         * Expose the aspect class loader that this factory uses.
043         * @return the aspect class loader (never {@code null})
044         */
045        ClassLoader getAspectClassLoader();
046
047}