DeterminableImports Type — spring-boot Architecture

Source Code

core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/annotation/DeterminableImports.java lines 43–61

@FunctionalInterface
public interface DeterminableImports {

	/**
	 * Return a set of objects that represent the imports. Objects within the returned
	 * {@code Set} must implement a valid {@link Object#hashCode() hashCode} and
	 * {@link Object#equals(Object) equals}.
	 * <p>
	 * Imports from multiple {@link DeterminableImports} instances may be combined by the
	 * caller to create a complete set.
	 * <p>
	 * Unlike {@link ImportSelector} and {@link ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar} any
	 * {@link Aware} callbacks will not be invoked before this method is called.
	 * @param metadata the source meta-data
	 * @return a key representing the annotations that actually drive the import
	 */
	Set<Object> determineImports(AnnotationMetadata metadata);

}