src/main/java/org/apache/sling/models/spi/injectorspecific/InjectAnnotationProcessorFactory.java

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package org.apache.sling.models.spi.injectorspecific;

import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * Factory for {@link InjectAnnotationProcessor} that is evaluated at runtime for each
 * sling model adaption and may depend on the adaptable. 
 * @deprecated Use {@link StaticInjectAnnotationProcessorFactory} preferably or in case of a dependency to the adaptable {@link InjectAnnotationProcessorFactory2}
 */
@Deprecated
@ConsumerType
public interface InjectAnnotationProcessorFactory {

    /**
     * 
     * @param adaptable the object from which this model is adapted
     * @param element the field or method which is annotated
     * @return a ModelAnnotationProcessor in case there is a known
     *         injector-specific annotation on the given element found otherwise
     *         null. This method should return a {@link InjectAnnotationProcessor2} preferably.
     */
    InjectAnnotationProcessor createAnnotationProcessor(Object adaptable, AnnotatedElement element);

}