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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;

import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.ListableBeanFactory;

/**
 * Configuration interface to be implemented by most listable bean factories.
 * In addition to ConfigurableBeanFactory, it provides facilities to analyze
 * and modify bean definitions, and to pre-instantiate singletons.
 *
 * <p>This subinterface of BeanFactory is not meant to be used in normal
 * application code: Stick to BeanFactory or ListableBeanFactory for typical
 * use cases. This interface is just meant to allow for framework-internal
 * plug'n'play even when needing access to bean factory configuration methods.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 03.11.2003
 * @see org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext#getBeanFactory
 */
public interface ConfigurableListableBeanFactory
		extends ListableBeanFactory, AutowireCapableBeanFactory, ConfigurableBeanFactory {

	/**
	 * Ignore the given dependency type for autowiring.
	 * To be invoked during factory configuration.
	 * <p>This will typically be used by application contexts to register
	 * dependencies that are resolved in other ways, like BeanFactory through
	 * BeanFactoryAware (which bean factories are supposed to provide by default),
	 * or ApplicationContext through ApplicationContextAware.
	 * @param type the dependency type to ignore
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware
	 * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware
	 */
	void ignoreDependencyType(Class type);

	/**
	 * Return the registered BeanDefinition for the given bean, allowing access
	 * to its property values and constructor argument value (which can be
	 * modified during bean factory post-processing).
	 * <p>A returned BeanDefinition object should not be a copy but the original
	 * definition object as registered in the factory. This means that it should
	 * be castable to a more specific implementation type, if necessary.
	 * @param beanName name of the bean
	 * @return the registered BeanDefinition
	 * @throws org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException
	 * if there is no bean with the given name
	 * @throws BeansException in case of errors
	 */
	BeanDefinition getBeanDefinition(String beanName) throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Ensure that all non-lazy-init singletons are instantiated, also considering
	 * FactoryBeans. Typically invoked at the end of factory setup, if desired.
	 * <p>As this is a startup method, it should destroy already created singletons
	 * if it fails, to avoid dangling resources. In other words, after invocation
	 * of that method, either all or no singletons at all should be instantiated.
	 * @throws BeansException if one of the singleton beans could not be created
	 */
	void preInstantiateSingletons() throws BeansException;

}
