Document meta-annotation support in AnnotationUtils

Issue: SPR-12940
master
Sam Brannen 10 years ago
parent ed88b7fe08
commit 19a75f2c66
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      spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java

@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
/**
* General utility methods for working with annotations, handling bridge methods
* (which the compiler generates for generic declarations) as well as super methods
* (for optional "annotation inheritance"). Note that none of this is
* provided by the JDK's introspection facilities themselves.
* General utility methods for working with annotations, handling meta-annotations,
* bridge methods (which the compiler generates for generic declarations) as well
* as super methods (for optional <em>annotation inheritance</em>).
*
* <p>Note that most of the features of this class are not provided by the
* JDK's introspection facilities themselves.
*
* <p>As a general rule for runtime-retained annotations (e.g. for transaction
* control, authorization, or service exposure), always use the lookup methods
@ -52,6 +54,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
* ({@link #getAnnotation(Method, Class)}) and a <em>find</em> lookup in the entire
* inheritance hierarchy of the given method ({@link #findAnnotation(Method, Class)}).
*
* <h3>Meta-annotation Support</h3>
* <p>Most {@code find*()} methods and some {@code get*()} methods in this class
* provide support for meta-annotations. Consult the Javadoc for each method in
* this class for details. For support for meta-annotations with
* <em>attribute overrides</em> in <em>composed annotations</em>, use
* {@link AnnotatedElementUtils} instead.
*
* @author Rob Harrop
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Sam Brannen
@ -59,8 +68,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
* @author Chris Beams
* @author Phillip Webb
* @since 2.0
* @see java.lang.reflect.Method#getAnnotations()
* @see java.lang.reflect.Method#getAnnotation(Class)
* @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotations()
* @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotation(Class)
* @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getDeclaredAnnotations()
*/
public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
@ -79,10 +89,13 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
/**
* Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the supplied
* annotation: either the given annotation itself or a meta-annotation thereof.
* annotation: either the given annotation itself or a direct meta-annotation
* thereof.
* <p>Note that this method does <em>not</em> support arbitrary levels of
* meta-annotations.
* @param ann the Annotation to check
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if none found
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
* @since 4.0
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@ -102,11 +115,12 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
/**
* Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the supplied
* Method, Constructor or Field. Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation
* is not declared locally on the supplied element.
* @param annotatedElement the Method, Constructor or Field from which to get the annotation
* {@link AnnotatedElement}.
* <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
* <em>directly present</em> on the supplied element.
* @param annotatedElement the {@code AnnotatedElement} from which to get the annotation
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if none found
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
* @since 3.1
*/
public static <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement, Class<T> annotationType) {
@ -130,10 +144,29 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
}
/**
* Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} from the supplied Method, Constructor or Field.
* Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the supplied {@link Method}.
* <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
* <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
* <em>directly present</em> on the supplied method.
* @param method the method to look for annotations on
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
* @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
* @see #getAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class)
*/
public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Method method, Class<A> annotationType) {
Method resolvedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method);
return getAnnotation((AnnotatedElement) resolvedMethod, annotationType);
}
/**
* Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} that are <em>present</em> on the
* supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}.
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* @param annotatedElement the Method, Constructor or Field to retrieve annotations from
* @return the annotations found, or {@code null} if not resolvable (e.g. because nested
* Class values in annotation attributes failed to resolve at runtime)
* @return the annotations found, an empty array, or {@code null} if not
* resolvable (e.g. because nested Class values in annotation attributes
* failed to resolve at runtime)
* @since 4.0.8
*/
public static Annotation[] getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {
@ -143,16 +176,21 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
catch (Exception ex) {
// Assuming nested Class values not resolvable within annotation attributes...
logIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
return null;
}
return null;
}
/**
* Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} from the supplied {@link Method}.
* Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} that are <em>present</em on the
* supplied {@link Method}.
* <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* @param method the Method to retrieve annotations from
* @return the annotations found
* @return the annotations found, an empty array, or {@code null} if not
* resolvable (e.g. because nested Class values in annotation attributes
* failed to resolve at runtime)
* @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
* @see AnnotatedElement#getAnnotations()
*/
public static Annotation[] getAnnotations(Method method) {
try {
@ -161,34 +199,25 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
catch (Exception ex) {
// Assuming nested Class values not resolvable within annotation attributes...
logIntrospectionFailure(method, ex);
return null;
}
return null;
}
/**
* Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the supplied {@link Method}.
* <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
* @param method the method to look for annotations on
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return the annotations found
* @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
*/
public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Method method, Class<A> annotationType) {
Method resolvedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method);
return getAnnotation((AnnotatedElement) resolvedMethod, annotationType);
}
/**
* Get the possibly repeating {@link Annotation}s of {@code annotationType} from the
* supplied {@link Method}. Deals with both a single direct annotation and repeating
* annotations nested within a containing annotation.
* Get the possibly repeating {@link Annotation}s of {@code annotationType}
* from the supplied {@link Method}.
* <p>Deals with both a single direct annotation and repeating annotations
* nested within a containing annotation.
* <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
* <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
* <em>directly present</em> on the supplied method.
* @param method the method to look for annotations on
* @param containerAnnotationType the class of the container that holds the annotations
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return the annotations found
* @return the annotations found or an empty set; never {@code null}
* @since 4.0
* @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
* @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
*/
public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getRepeatableAnnotation(Method method,
Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType, Class<A> annotationType) {
@ -199,15 +228,17 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
/**
* Get the possibly repeating {@link Annotation}s of {@code annotationType} from the
* supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}. Deals with both a single direct annotation and
* repeating annotations nested within a containing annotation.
* <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
* supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}.
* <p>Deals with both a single direct annotation and repeating annotations
* nested within a containing annotation.
* <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
* <em>directly present</em> on the supplied element.
* @param annotatedElement the element to look for annotations on
* @param containerAnnotationType the class of the container that holds the annotations
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return the annotations found
* @return the annotations found or an empty set; never {@code null}
* @since 4.0
* @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
* @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
*/
public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getRepeatableAnnotation(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType, Class<A> annotationType) {
@ -230,9 +261,10 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* interfaces) if no annotation can be found on the given method itself.
* <p>Annotations on methods are not inherited by default, so we need to handle
* this explicitly.
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* @param method the method to look for annotations on
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return the annotation found, or {@code null} if none
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Method method, Class<A> annotationType) {
@ -328,7 +360,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* annotation, or superclass as the class to look for annotations on.
* @param clazz the class to look for annotations on
* @param annotationType the type of annotation to look for
* @return the annotation if found, or {@code null} if not found
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz, Class<A> annotationType) {
@ -350,7 +382,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* @param clazz the class to look for annotations on
* @param annotationType the type of annotation to look for
* @param visited the set of annotations that have already been visited
* @return the annotation if found, or {@code null} if not found
* @return the matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz, Class<A> annotationType, Set<Annotation> visited) {
@ -399,13 +431,14 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* {@code clazz} is {@code null}, {@code null} will be returned.
* <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface itself will be checked;
* the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces will not be traversed.
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* <p>The standard {@link Class} API does not provide a mechanism for determining which class
* in an inheritance hierarchy actually declares an {@link Annotation}, so we need to handle
* this explicitly.
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
* @param clazz the class on which to check for the annotation (may be {@code null})
* @return the first {@link Class} in the inheritance hierarchy of the specified {@code clazz}
* which declares an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType}, or {@code null}
* which declares an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}, or {@code null}
* if not found
* @see Class#isAnnotationPresent(Class)
* @see Class#getDeclaredAnnotations()
@ -432,6 +465,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* returned.
* <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface itself
* will be checked; the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces will not be traversed.
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* <p>The standard {@link Class} API does not provide a mechanism for determining
* which class in an inheritance hierarchy actually declares one of several
* candidate {@linkplain Annotation annotations}, so we need to handle this
@ -463,18 +497,20 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
}
/**
* Determine whether an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType} is
* declared locally on the supplied {@code clazz}. The supplied {@link Class}
* may represent any type.
* Determine whether an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} is
* declared locally (i.e., <em>directly present</em>) on the supplied
* {@code clazz}. The supplied {@link Class} may represent any type.
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* <p>Note: This method does <strong>not</strong> determine if the annotation is
* {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited inherited}. For greater clarity
* regarding inherited annotations, consider using
* {@link #isAnnotationInherited(Class, Class)} instead.
* @param annotationType the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
* @param clazz the Class object corresponding to the class on which to check for the annotation
* @return {@code true} if an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType}
* is declared locally on the supplied {@code clazz}
* @see Class#getDeclaredAnnotations()
* @return {@code true} if an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}
* is <em>directly present</em> on the supplied {@code clazz}
* @see java.lang.Class#getDeclaredAnnotations()
* @see java.lang.Class#getDeclaredAnnotation(Class)
* @see #isAnnotationInherited(Class, Class)
*/
public static boolean isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Class<?> clazz) {
@ -497,16 +533,17 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
}
/**
* Determine whether an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType} is present
* Determine whether an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} is <em>present</em>
* on the supplied {@code clazz} and is {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited inherited}
* (i.e., not declared locally for the class).
* <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
* <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface itself will be checked.
* In accordance with standard meta-annotation semantics, the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces
* will not be traversed. See the {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited Javadoc} for the
* {@code @Inherited} meta-annotation for further details regarding annotation inheritance.
* @param annotationType the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
* @param clazz the Class object corresponding to the class on which to check for the annotation
* @return {@code true} if an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType} is present
* @return {@code true} if an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} is present
* on the supplied {@code clazz} and is <em>inherited</em>
* @see Class#isAnnotationPresent(Class)
* @see #isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class, Class)
@ -530,21 +567,25 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
/**
* Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as a {@link Map}, preserving all
* attribute types as-is.
* attribute types.
* <p>Equivalent to calling {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)}
* with the {@code classValuesAsString} and {@code nestedAnnotationsAsMap} parameters
* set to {@code false}.
* <p>Note: This method actually returns an {@link AnnotationAttributes} instance.
* However, the {@code Map} signature has been preserved for binary compatibility.
* @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
* @return the Map of annotation attributes, with attribute names as keys and
* corresponding attribute values as values
* corresponding attribute values as values; never {@code null}
* @see #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)
*/
public static Map<String, Object> getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation annotation) {
return getAnnotationAttributes(annotation, false, false);
}
/**
* Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as a {@link Map}. Equivalent to
* calling {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)} with
* the {@code nestedAnnotationsAsMap} parameter set to {@code false}.
* Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as a {@link Map}.
* <p>Equivalent to calling {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)}
* with the {@code nestedAnnotationsAsMap} parameter set to {@code false}.
* <p>Note: This method actually returns an {@link AnnotationAttributes} instance.
* However, the {@code Map} signature has been preserved for binary compatibility.
* @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
@ -552,7 +593,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}
* or to preserve them as Class references
* @return the Map of annotation attributes, with attribute names as keys and
* corresponding attribute values as values
* corresponding attribute values as values; never {@code null}
* @see #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)
*/
public static Map<String, Object> getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString) {
return getAnnotationAttributes(annotation, classValuesAsString, false);
@ -564,7 +606,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* <p>This method provides fully recursive annotation reading capabilities on par with
* the reflection-based {@link org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata}.
* @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
* @param classValuesAsString whether to turn Class references into Strings (for
* @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
* compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}
* or to preserve them as Class references
* @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to turn nested Annotation instances into
@ -572,7 +614,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
* {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata} or to preserve them as
* Annotation instances
* @return the annotation attributes (a specialized Map) with attribute names as keys
* and corresponding attribute values as values
* and corresponding attribute values as values; never {@code null}
* @since 3.1.1
*/
public static AnnotationAttributes getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString,
@ -813,14 +855,15 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
if (this.visited.add(element)) {
try {
for (Annotation ann : element.getAnnotations()) {
if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.annotationType, ann.annotationType())) {
Class<? extends Annotation> currentAnnotationType = ann.annotationType();
if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.annotationType, currentAnnotationType)) {
this.result.add((A) ann);
}
else if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.containerAnnotationType, ann.annotationType())) {
else if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.containerAnnotationType, currentAnnotationType)) {
this.result.addAll(getValue(ann));
}
else if (!isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(ann)) {
process(ann.annotationType());
process(currentAnnotationType);
}
}
}

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