1 /* 2 * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 package org.springframework.aop; 18 19 import org.aopalliance.aop.Advice; 20 21 /** 22 * Common marker interface for before advice, such as {@link MethodBeforeAdvice}. 23 * 24 * <p>Spring supports only method before advice. Although this is unlikely to change, 25 * this API is designed to allow field advice in future if desired. 26 * 27 * @author Rod Johnson 28 * @see AfterAdvice 29 */ 30 public interface BeforeAdvice extends Advice { 31 32 } 33