Spring中的FactoryBean

package org.springframework.beans.factory;

/**
 * 如果一个类实现了该接口，则这个类是一个具体工厂类，这个具体工厂类是用来生成类型为T的bean。
 * 
 * If a bean implements this interface, it is used as a factory for an object to expose, not directly as a bean  instance that will be exposed itself.
 *
 * FactoryBeans can support singletons and prototypes, and can either create objects lazily on demand or eagerly on startup.
 */
public interface FactoryBean<T> {

	/**
	 * 获取一个类型为T的bean
	 * 
	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.
	 * <p>As with a {@link BeanFactory}, this allows support for both the Singleton and Prototype design pattern.
	 */
	T getObject() throws Exception;

	/**
	 * Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or {@code null} if not known in advance.
	 * <p>This allows one to check for specific types of beans without instantiating objects, for example on autowiring.
	 */
	Class<?> getObjectType();

	/**
	 * Is the object managed by this factory a singleton? That is, will {@link #getObject()} always return the same object
	 */
	boolean isSingleton();

}