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016
017package org.springframework.context.annotation;
018
019import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
020
021/**
022 * Strategy interface for resolving the scope of bean definitions.
023 *
024 * @author Mark Fisher
025 * @since 2.5
026 * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope
027 */
028public interface ScopeMetadataResolver {
029
030        /**
031         * Resolve the {@link ScopeMetadata} appropriate to the supplied
032         * bean {@code definition}.
033         * <p>Implementations can of course use any strategy they like to
034         * determine the scope metadata, but some implementations that spring
035         * immediately to mind might be to use source level annotations
036         * present on {@link BeanDefinition#getBeanClassName() the class} of the
037         * supplied {@code definition}, or to use metadata present in the
038         * {@link BeanDefinition#attributeNames()} of the supplied {@code definition}.
039         * @param definition the target bean definition
040         * @return the relevant scope metadata; never {@code null}
041         */
042        ScopeMetadata resolveScopeMetadata(BeanDefinition definition);
043
044}