001/*
002 * Copyright 2002-2009 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
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.core.type.classreading;
018
019import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
020import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
021import org.springframework.core.type.ClassMetadata;
022
023/**
024 * Simple facade for accessing class metadata,
025 * as read by an ASM {@link org.springframework.asm.ClassReader}.
026 *
027 * @author Juergen Hoeller
028 * @since 2.5
029 */
030public interface MetadataReader {
031
032        /**
033         * Return the resource reference for the class file.
034         */
035        Resource getResource();
036
037        /**
038         * Read basic class metadata for the underlying class.
039         */
040        ClassMetadata getClassMetadata();
041
042        /**
043         * Read full annotation metadata for the underlying class,
044         * including metadata for annotated methods.
045         */
046        AnnotationMetadata getAnnotationMetadata();
047
048}