org.springframework.beans.factory.config

Interface ConfigurableBeanFactory

All Superinterfaces:

BeanFactory, HierarchicalBeanFactory, SingletonBeanRegistry

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurableListableBeanFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory, AbstractBeanFactory, DefaultListableBeanFactory, XmlBeanFactory

public interface ConfigurableBeanFactory
extends HierarchicalBeanFactory, SingletonBeanRegistry

Configuration interface to be implemented by most bean factories. Provides facilities to configure a bean factory, in addition to the bean factory client methods in the BeanFactory interface.

This bean factory interface is not meant to be used in normal application code: Stick to BeanFactory or ListableBeanFactory for typical needs. This extended interface is just meant to allow for framework-internal plug'n'play and for special access to bean factory configuration methods.

Since:

03.11.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

BeanFactory, ListableBeanFactory, ConfigurableListableBeanFactory

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	SCOPE_PROTOTYPE Scope identifier for the standard prototype scope: "prototype".
static String	SCOPE_SINGLETON Scope identifier for the standard singleton scope: "singleton".

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory

FACTORY_BEAN_PREFIX

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addBeanPostProcessor(BeanPostProcessor beanPostProcessor) Add a new BeanPostProcessor that will get applied to beans created by this factory.
void	addEmbeddedValueResolver(org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver valueResolver) Add a String resolver for embedded values such as annotation attributes.
void	addPropertyEditorRegistrar(PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar) Add a PropertyEditorRegistrar to be applied to all bean creation processes.
void	copyConfigurationFrom(ConfigurableBeanFactory otherFactory) Copy all relevant configuration from the given other factory.
void	copyRegisteredEditorsTo(PropertyEditorRegistry registry) Initialize the given PropertyEditorRegistry with the custom editors that have been registered with this BeanFactory.
void	destroyBean(String beanName, Object beanInstance) Destroy the given bean instance (usually a prototype instance obtained from this factory) according to its bean definition.
void	destroyScopedBean(String beanName) Destroy the specified scoped bean in the current target scope, if any.
void	destroySingletons() Destroy all singleton beans in this factory, including inner beans that have been registered as disposable.
AccessControlContext	getAccessControlContext() Provides a security access control context relevant to this factory.
ClassLoader	getBeanClassLoader() Return this factory's class loader for loading bean classes.
BeanExpressionResolver	getBeanExpressionResolver() Return the resolution strategy for expressions in bean definition values.
int	getBeanPostProcessorCount() Return the current number of registered BeanPostProcessors, if any.
org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService	getConversionService() Return the associated ConversionService, if any.
String[]	getDependenciesForBean(String beanName) Return the names of all beans that the specified bean depends on, if any.
String[]	getDependentBeans(String beanName) Return the names of all beans which depend on the specified bean, if any.
BeanDefinition	getMergedBeanDefinition(String beanName) Return a merged BeanDefinition for the given bean name, merging a child bean definition with its parent if necessary.
Scope	getRegisteredScope(String scopeName) Return the Scope implementation for the given scope name, if any.
String[]	getRegisteredScopeNames() Return the names of all currently registered scopes.
ClassLoader	getTempClassLoader() Return the temporary ClassLoader to use for type matching purposes, if any.
TypeConverter	getTypeConverter() Obtain a type converter as used by this BeanFactory.
boolean	hasEmbeddedValueResolver() Determine whether an embedded value resolver has been registered with this bean factory, to be applied through resolveEmbeddedValue(String).
boolean	isCacheBeanMetadata() Return whether to cache bean metadata such as given bean definitions (in merged fashion) and resolved bean classes.
boolean	isCurrentlyInCreation(String beanName) Determine whether the specified bean is currently in creation.
boolean	isFactoryBean(String name) Determine whether the bean with the given name is a FactoryBean.
void	registerAlias(String beanName, String alias) Given a bean name, create an alias.
void	registerCustomEditor(Class<?> requiredType, Class<? extends PropertyEditor> propertyEditorClass) Register the given custom property editor for all properties of the given type.
void	registerDependentBean(String beanName, String dependentBeanName) Register a dependent bean for the given bean, to be destroyed before the given bean is destroyed.
void	registerScope(String scopeName, Scope scope) Register the given scope, backed by the given Scope implementation.
void	resolveAliases(org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver valueResolver) Resolve all alias target names and aliases registered in this factory, applying the given StringValueResolver to them.
String	resolveEmbeddedValue(String value) Resolve the given embedded value, e.g.
void	setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader beanClassLoader) Set the class loader to use for loading bean classes.
void	setBeanExpressionResolver(BeanExpressionResolver resolver) Specify the resolution strategy for expressions in bean definition values.
void	setCacheBeanMetadata(boolean cacheBeanMetadata) Set whether to cache bean metadata such as given bean definitions (in merged fashion) and resolved bean classes.
void	setConversionService(org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService conversionService) Specify a Spring 3.0 ConversionService to use for converting property values, as an alternative to JavaBeans PropertyEditors.
void	setCurrentlyInCreation(String beanName, boolean inCreation) Explicitly control the current in-creation status of the specified bean.
void	setParentBeanFactory(BeanFactory parentBeanFactory) Set the parent of this bean factory.
void	setTempClassLoader(ClassLoader tempClassLoader) Specify a temporary ClassLoader to use for type matching purposes.
void	setTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter) Set a custom type converter that this BeanFactory should use for converting bean property values, constructor argument values, etc.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.HierarchicalBeanFactory

containsLocalBean, getParentBeanFactory

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory

containsBean, getAliases, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getType, isPrototype, isSingleton, isTypeMatch, isTypeMatch

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.SingletonBeanRegistry

containsSingleton, getSingleton, getSingletonCount, getSingletonMutex, getSingletonNames, registerSingleton

Field Detail

SCOPE_SINGLETON

static final String SCOPE_SINGLETON

Scope identifier for the standard singleton scope: "singleton". Custom scopes can be added via registerScope.

See Also:

registerScope(java.lang.String, org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope), Constant Field Values

SCOPE_PROTOTYPE

static final String SCOPE_PROTOTYPE

Scope identifier for the standard prototype scope: "prototype". Custom scopes can be added via registerScope.

See Also:

registerScope(java.lang.String, org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope), Constant Field Values

Method Detail

setParentBeanFactory

void setParentBeanFactory(BeanFactory parentBeanFactory)
                   throws IllegalStateException

Set the parent of this bean factory.

Note that the parent cannot be changed: It should only be set outside a constructor if it isn't available at the time of factory instantiation.

Parameters:

parentBeanFactory - the parent BeanFactory

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this factory is already associated with a parent BeanFactory

See Also:

HierarchicalBeanFactory.getParentBeanFactory()

setBeanClassLoader

void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader beanClassLoader)

Set the class loader to use for loading bean classes. Default is the thread context class loader.

Note that this class loader will only apply to bean definitions that do not carry a resolved bean class yet. This is the case as of Spring 2.0 by default: Bean definitions only carry bean class names, to be resolved once the factory processes the bean definition.

Parameters:

beanClassLoader - the class loader to use, or null to suggest the default class loader

getBeanClassLoader

ClassLoader getBeanClassLoader()

Return this factory's class loader for loading bean classes.

setTempClassLoader

void setTempClassLoader(ClassLoader tempClassLoader)

Specify a temporary ClassLoader to use for type matching purposes. Default is none, simply using the standard bean ClassLoader.

A temporary ClassLoader is usually just specified if load-time weaving is involved, to make sure that actual bean classes are loaded as lazily as possible. The temporary loader is then removed once the BeanFactory completes its bootstrap phase.

Since:

2.5

getTempClassLoader

ClassLoader getTempClassLoader()

Return the temporary ClassLoader to use for type matching purposes, if any.

Since:

2.5

setCacheBeanMetadata

void setCacheBeanMetadata(boolean cacheBeanMetadata)

Set whether to cache bean metadata such as given bean definitions (in merged fashion) and resolved bean classes. Default is on.

Turn this flag off to enable hot-refreshing of bean definition objects and in particular bean classes. If this flag is off, any creation of a bean instance will re-query the bean class loader for newly resolved classes.

isCacheBeanMetadata

boolean isCacheBeanMetadata()

Return whether to cache bean metadata such as given bean definitions (in merged fashion) and resolved bean classes.

setBeanExpressionResolver

void setBeanExpressionResolver(BeanExpressionResolver resolver)

Specify the resolution strategy for expressions in bean definition values.

There is no expression support active in a BeanFactory by default. An ApplicationContext will typically set a standard expression strategy here, supporting "#{...}" expressions in a Unified EL compatible style.

Since:

3.0

getBeanExpressionResolver

BeanExpressionResolver getBeanExpressionResolver()

Return the resolution strategy for expressions in bean definition values.

Since:

3.0

setConversionService

void setConversionService(org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService conversionService)

Specify a Spring 3.0 ConversionService to use for converting property values, as an alternative to JavaBeans PropertyEditors.

Since:

3.0

getConversionService

org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService getConversionService()

Return the associated ConversionService, if any.

Since:

3.0

addPropertyEditorRegistrar

void addPropertyEditorRegistrar(PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar)

Add a PropertyEditorRegistrar to be applied to all bean creation processes.

Such a registrar creates new PropertyEditor instances and registers them on the given registry, fresh for each bean creation attempt. This avoids the need for synchronization on custom editors; hence, it is generally preferable to use this method instead of registerCustomEditor(java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.Class<? extends java.beans.PropertyEditor>).

Parameters:

registrar - the PropertyEditorRegistrar to register

registerCustomEditor

void registerCustomEditor(Class<?> requiredType,
                          Class<? extends PropertyEditor> propertyEditorClass)

Register the given custom property editor for all properties of the given type. To be invoked during factory configuration.

Note that this method will register a shared custom editor instance; access to that instance will be synchronized for thread-safety. It is generally preferable to use addPropertyEditorRegistrar(org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrar) instead of this method, to avoid for the need for synchronization on custom editors.

Parameters:

requiredType - type of the property

propertyEditorClass - the PropertyEditor class to register

copyRegisteredEditorsTo

void copyRegisteredEditorsTo(PropertyEditorRegistry registry)

Initialize the given PropertyEditorRegistry with the custom editors that have been registered with this BeanFactory.

Parameters:

registry - the PropertyEditorRegistry to initialize

setTypeConverter

void setTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter)

Set a custom type converter that this BeanFactory should use for converting bean property values, constructor argument values, etc.

This will override the default PropertyEditor mechanism and hence make any custom editors or custom editor registrars irrelevant.

Since:

2.5

See Also:

addPropertyEditorRegistrar(org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrar), registerCustomEditor(java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.Class<? extends java.beans.PropertyEditor>)

getTypeConverter

TypeConverter getTypeConverter()

Obtain a type converter as used by this BeanFactory. This may be a fresh instance for each call, since TypeConverters are usually not thread-safe.

If the default PropertyEditor mechanism is active, the returned TypeConverter will be aware of all custom editors that have been registered.

Since:

2.5

addEmbeddedValueResolver

void addEmbeddedValueResolver(org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver valueResolver)

Add a String resolver for embedded values such as annotation attributes.

Parameters:

valueResolver - the String resolver to apply to embedded values

Since:

3.0

hasEmbeddedValueResolver

boolean hasEmbeddedValueResolver()

Determine whether an embedded value resolver has been registered with this bean factory, to be applied through resolveEmbeddedValue(String).

Since:

4.3

resolveEmbeddedValue

String resolveEmbeddedValue(String value)

Resolve the given embedded value, e.g. an annotation attribute.

Parameters:

value - the value to resolve

Returns:

the resolved value (may be the original value as-is)

Since:

3.0

addBeanPostProcessor

void addBeanPostProcessor(BeanPostProcessor beanPostProcessor)

Add a new BeanPostProcessor that will get applied to beans created by this factory. To be invoked during factory configuration.

Note: Post-processors submitted here will be applied in the order of registration; any ordering semantics expressed through implementing the Ordered interface will be ignored. Note that autodetected post-processors (e.g. as beans in an ApplicationContext) will always be applied after programmatically registered ones.

Parameters:

beanPostProcessor - the post-processor to register

getBeanPostProcessorCount

int getBeanPostProcessorCount()

Return the current number of registered BeanPostProcessors, if any.

registerScope

void registerScope(String scopeName,
                   Scope scope)

Register the given scope, backed by the given Scope implementation.

Parameters:

scopeName - the scope identifier

scope - the backing Scope implementation

getRegisteredScopeNames

String[] getRegisteredScopeNames()

Return the names of all currently registered scopes.

This will only return the names of explicitly registered scopes. Built-in scopes such as "singleton" and "prototype" won't be exposed.

Returns:

the array of scope names, or an empty array if none

See Also:

registerScope(java.lang.String, org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope)

getRegisteredScope

Scope getRegisteredScope(String scopeName)

Return the Scope implementation for the given scope name, if any.

This will only return explicitly registered scopes. Built-in scopes such as "singleton" and "prototype" won't be exposed.

Parameters:

scopeName - the name of the scope

Returns:

the registered Scope implementation, or null if none

See Also:

registerScope(java.lang.String, org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope)

getAccessControlContext

AccessControlContext getAccessControlContext()

Provides a security access control context relevant to this factory.

Returns:

the applicable AccessControlContext (never null)

Since:

3.0

copyConfigurationFrom

void copyConfigurationFrom(ConfigurableBeanFactory otherFactory)

Copy all relevant configuration from the given other factory.

Should include all standard configuration settings as well as BeanPostProcessors, Scopes, and factory-specific internal settings. Should not include any metadata of actual bean definitions, such as BeanDefinition objects and bean name aliases.

Parameters:

otherFactory - the other BeanFactory to copy from

registerAlias

void registerAlias(String beanName,
                   String alias)
            throws BeanDefinitionStoreException

Given a bean name, create an alias. We typically use this method to support names that are illegal within XML ids (used for bean names).

Typically invoked during factory configuration, but can also be used for runtime registration of aliases. Therefore, a factory implementation should synchronize alias access.

Parameters:

beanName - the canonical name of the target bean

alias - the alias to be registered for the bean

Throws:

BeanDefinitionStoreException - if the alias is already in use

resolveAliases

void resolveAliases(org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver valueResolver)

Resolve all alias target names and aliases registered in this factory, applying the given StringValueResolver to them.

The value resolver may for example resolve placeholders in target bean names and even in alias names.

Parameters:

valueResolver - the StringValueResolver to apply

Since:

2.5

getMergedBeanDefinition

BeanDefinition getMergedBeanDefinition(String beanName)
                                throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException

Return a merged BeanDefinition for the given bean name, merging a child bean definition with its parent if necessary. Considers bean definitions in ancestor factories as well.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean to retrieve the merged definition for

Returns:

a (potentially merged) BeanDefinition for the given bean

Throws:

NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no bean definition with the given name

Since:

2.5

isFactoryBean

boolean isFactoryBean(String name)
               throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException

Determine whether the bean with the given name is a FactoryBean.

Parameters:

name - the name of the bean to check

Returns:

whether the bean is a FactoryBean (false means the bean exists but is not a FactoryBean)

Throws:

NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no bean with the given name

Since:

2.5

setCurrentlyInCreation

void setCurrentlyInCreation(String beanName,
                            boolean inCreation)

Explicitly control the current in-creation status of the specified bean. For container-internal use only.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean

inCreation - whether the bean is currently in creation

Since:

3.1

isCurrentlyInCreation

boolean isCurrentlyInCreation(String beanName)

Determine whether the specified bean is currently in creation.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean

Returns:

whether the bean is currently in creation

Since:

2.5

registerDependentBean

void registerDependentBean(String beanName,
                           String dependentBeanName)

Register a dependent bean for the given bean, to be destroyed before the given bean is destroyed.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean

dependentBeanName - the name of the dependent bean

Since:

2.5

getDependentBeans

String[] getDependentBeans(String beanName)

Return the names of all beans which depend on the specified bean, if any.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean

Returns:

the array of dependent bean names, or an empty array if none

Since:

2.5

getDependenciesForBean

String[] getDependenciesForBean(String beanName)

Return the names of all beans that the specified bean depends on, if any.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean

Returns:

the array of names of beans which the bean depends on, or an empty array if none

Since:

2.5

destroyBean

void destroyBean(String beanName,
                 Object beanInstance)

Destroy the given bean instance (usually a prototype instance obtained from this factory) according to its bean definition.

Any exception that arises during destruction should be caught and logged instead of propagated to the caller of this method.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean definition

beanInstance - the bean instance to destroy

destroyScopedBean

void destroyScopedBean(String beanName)

Destroy the specified scoped bean in the current target scope, if any.

Any exception that arises during destruction should be caught and logged instead of propagated to the caller of this method.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the scoped bean

destroySingletons

void destroySingletons()

Destroy all singleton beans in this factory, including inner beans that have been registered as disposable. To be called on shutdown of a factory.

Any exception that arises during destruction should be caught and logged instead of propagated to the caller of this method.