Document BeanFactoryPostProcessor implementation constraints (SPR-7466)

JavaDoc and reference docs now warn developers against interacting with
bean instances within BeanFactoryPostProcessor implementations in order
to avoid premature bean instantiation.

See SPR-7450 for an example of a third-party BFPP
(OAuthTokenLifecycleRegistryPostProcessor) prematurely instantiating
a FactoryBean instance, such that bean post-processing is bypassed
and autowired injection (via @Inject) never occurs.

git-svn-id: https://src.springframework.org/svn/spring-framework/trunk@3602 50f2f4bb-b051-0410-bef5-90022cba6387
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Chris Beams
2010-08-17 09:50:22 +00:00
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@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
* <p>See PropertyResourceConfigurer and its concrete implementations
* for out-of-the-box solutions that address such configuration needs.
*
* <p>A BeanFactoryPostProcessor may interact with and modify bean
* definitions, but never bean instances. Doing so may cause premature bean
* instantiation, violating the container and causing unintended side-effects.
* If bean instance interaction is required, consider implementing
* {@link BeanPostProcessor} instead.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 06.07.2003
* @see BeanPostProcessor