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package org.springframework.core.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

/**
 * General utility methods for working with annotations, handling meta-annotations,
 * bridge methods (which the compiler generates for generic declarations) as well
 * as super methods (for optional <em>annotation inheritance</em>).
 *
 * <p>Note that most of the features of this class are not provided by the
 * JDK's introspection facilities themselves.
 *
 * <p>As a general rule for runtime-retained annotations (e.g. for transaction
 * control, authorization, or service exposure), always use the lookup methods
 * on this class (e.g., {@link #findAnnotation(Method, Class)},
 * {@link #getAnnotation(Method, Class)}, and {@link #getAnnotations(Method)})
 * instead of the plain annotation lookup methods in the JDK. You can still
 * explicitly choose between a <em>get</em> lookup on the given class level only
 * ({@link #getAnnotation(Method, Class)}) and a <em>find</em> lookup in the entire
 * inheritance hierarchy of the given method ({@link #findAnnotation(Method, Class)}).
 *
 * <h3>Terminology</h3>
 * The terms <em>directly present</em>, <em>indirectly present</em>, and
 * <em>present</em> have the same meanings as defined in the class-level
 * javadoc for {@link AnnotatedElement} (in Java 8).
 *
 * <p>An annotation is <em>meta-present</em> on an element if the annotation
 * is declared as a meta-annotation on some other annotation which is
 * <em>present</em> on the element. Annotation {@code A} is <em>meta-present</em>
 * on another annotation if {@code A} is either <em>directly present</em> or
 * <em>meta-present</em> on the other annotation.
 *
 * <h3>Meta-annotation Support</h3>
 * <p>Most {@code find*()} methods and some {@code get*()} methods in this class
 * provide support for finding annotations used as meta-annotations. Consult the
 * javadoc for each method in this class for details. For fine-grained support for
 * meta-annotations with <em>attribute overrides</em> in <em>composed annotations</em>,
 * consider using {@link AnnotatedElementUtils}'s more specific methods instead.
 *
 * <h3>Attribute Aliases</h3>
 * <p>All public methods in this class that return annotations, arrays of
 * annotations, or {@link AnnotationAttributes} transparently support attribute
 * aliases configured via {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}. Consult the various
 * {@code synthesizeAnnotation*(..)} methods for details.
 *
 * <h3>Search Scope</h3>
 * <p>The search algorithms used by methods in this class stop searching for
 * an annotation once the first annotation of the specified type has been
 * found. As a consequence, additional annotations of the specified type will
 * be silently ignored.
 *
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Sam Brannen
 * @author Mark Fisher
 * @author Chris Beams
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
 * @since 2.0
 * @see AliasFor
 * @see AnnotationAttributes
 * @see AnnotatedElementUtils
 * @see BridgeMethodResolver
 * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotations()
 * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotation(Class)
 * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getDeclaredAnnotations()
 */
public abstract class AnnotationUtils {

    /**
     * The attribute name for annotations with a single element.
     */
    public static final String VALUE = "value";

    private static final Map<AnnotationCacheKey, Annotation> findAnnotationCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(
            256);

    private static final Map<AnnotationCacheKey, Boolean> metaPresentCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(256);

    private static final Map<Class<?>, Boolean> annotatedInterfaceCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(256);

    private static final Map<Class<? extends Annotation>, Boolean> synthesizableCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(
            256);

    private static final Map<Class<? extends Annotation>, Map<String, List<String>>> attributeAliasesCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(
            256);

    private static final Map<Class<? extends Annotation>, List<Method>> attributeMethodsCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(
            256);

    private static final Map<Method, AliasDescriptor> aliasDescriptorCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>(256);

    @Nullable
    private static transient Log logger;

    /**
     * Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the supplied
     * annotation: either the given annotation itself or a direct meta-annotation
     * thereof.
     * <p>Note that this method supports only a single level of meta-annotations.
     * For support for arbitrary levels of meta-annotations, use one of the
     * {@code find*()} methods instead.
     * @param ann the Annotation to check
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @since 4.0
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Annotation ann, Class<A> annotationType) {
        if (annotationType.isInstance(ann)) {
            return synthesizeAnnotation((A) ann);
        }
        Class<? extends Annotation> annotatedElement = ann.annotationType();
        try {
            return synthesizeAnnotation(annotatedElement.getAnnotation(annotationType), annotatedElement);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the supplied
     * {@link AnnotatedElement}, where the annotation is either <em>present</em> or
     * <em>meta-present</em> on the {@code AnnotatedElement}.
     * <p>Note that this method supports only a single level of meta-annotations.
     * For support for arbitrary levels of meta-annotations, use
     * {@link #findAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class)} instead.
     * @param annotatedElement the {@code AnnotatedElement} from which to get the annotation
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @since 3.1
     */
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType) {
        try {
            A annotation = annotatedElement.getAnnotation(annotationType);
            if (annotation == null) {
                for (Annotation metaAnn : annotatedElement.getAnnotations()) {
                    annotation = metaAnn.annotationType().getAnnotation(annotationType);
                    if (annotation != null) {
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            return (annotation != null ? synthesizeAnnotation(annotation, annotatedElement) : null);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} from the
     * supplied {@link Method}, where the annotation is either <em>present</em>
     * or <em>meta-present</em> on the method.
     * <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
     * <p>Note that this method supports only a single level of meta-annotations.
     * For support for arbitrary levels of meta-annotations, use
     * {@link #findAnnotation(Method, Class)} instead.
     * @param method the method to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
     * @see #getAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Method method, Class<A> annotationType) {
        Method resolvedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method);
        return getAnnotation((AnnotatedElement) resolvedMethod, annotationType);
    }

    /**
     * Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} that are <em>present</em> on the
     * supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
     * @param annotatedElement the Method, Constructor or Field to retrieve annotations from
     * @return the annotations found, an empty array, or {@code null} if not
     * resolvable (e.g. because nested Class values in annotation attributes
     * failed to resolve at runtime)
     * @since 4.0.8
     * @see AnnotatedElement#getAnnotations()
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Annotation[] getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {
        try {
            return synthesizeAnnotationArray(annotatedElement.getAnnotations(), annotatedElement);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} that are <em>present</em> on the
     * supplied {@link Method}.
     * <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
     * @param method the Method to retrieve annotations from
     * @return the annotations found, an empty array, or {@code null} if not
     * resolvable (e.g. because nested Class values in annotation attributes
     * failed to resolve at runtime)
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod(Method)
     * @see AnnotatedElement#getAnnotations()
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Annotation[] getAnnotations(Method method) {
        try {
            return synthesizeAnnotationArray(BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method).getAnnotations(),
                    method);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(method, ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the <em>repeatable</em> {@linkplain Annotation annotations} of
     * {@code annotationType} from the supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}, where
     * such annotations are either <em>present</em>, <em>indirectly present</em>,
     * or <em>meta-present</em> on the element.
     * <p>This method mimics the functionality of Java 8's
     * {@link java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotationsByType(Class)}
     * with support for automatic detection of a <em>container annotation</em>
     * declared via @{@link java.lang.annotation.Repeatable} (when running on
     * Java 8 or higher) and with additional support for meta-annotations.
     * <p>Handles both single annotations and annotations nested within a
     * <em>container annotation</em>.
     * <p>Correctly handles <em>bridge methods</em> generated by the
     * compiler if the supplied element is a {@link Method}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>present</em> on the supplied element.
     * @param annotatedElement the element to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @return the annotations found or an empty set (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see #getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see AnnotatedElementUtils#getMergedRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod
     * @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
     * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotationsByType
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType) {

        return getRepeatableAnnotations(annotatedElement, annotationType, null);
    }

    /**
     * Get the <em>repeatable</em> {@linkplain Annotation annotations} of
     * {@code annotationType} from the supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}, where
     * such annotations are either <em>present</em>, <em>indirectly present</em>,
     * or <em>meta-present</em> on the element.
     * <p>This method mimics the functionality of Java 8's
     * {@link java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotationsByType(Class)}
     * with additional support for meta-annotations.
     * <p>Handles both single annotations and annotations nested within a
     * <em>container annotation</em>.
     * <p>Correctly handles <em>bridge methods</em> generated by the
     * compiler if the supplied element is a {@link Method}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>present</em> on the supplied element.
     * @param annotatedElement the element to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @param containerAnnotationType the type of the container that holds
     * the annotations; may be {@code null} if a container is not supported
     * or if it should be looked up via @{@link java.lang.annotation.Repeatable}
     * when running on Java 8 or higher
     * @return the annotations found or an empty set (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see #getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see #getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see AnnotatedElementUtils#getMergedRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod
     * @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
     * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotationsByType
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType) {

        Set<A> annotations = getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(annotatedElement, annotationType,
                containerAnnotationType);
        if (!annotations.isEmpty()) {
            return annotations;
        }

        if (annotatedElement instanceof Class) {
            Class<?> superclass = ((Class<?>) annotatedElement).getSuperclass();
            if (superclass != null && Object.class != superclass) {
                return getRepeatableAnnotations(superclass, annotationType, containerAnnotationType);
            }
        }

        return getRepeatableAnnotations(annotatedElement, annotationType, containerAnnotationType, false);
    }

    /**
     * Get the declared <em>repeatable</em> {@linkplain Annotation annotations}
     * of {@code annotationType} from the supplied {@link AnnotatedElement},
     * where such annotations are either <em>directly present</em>,
     * <em>indirectly present</em>, or <em>meta-present</em> on the element.
     * <p>This method mimics the functionality of Java 8's
     * {@link java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class)}
     * with support for automatic detection of a <em>container annotation</em>
     * declared via @{@link java.lang.annotation.Repeatable} (when running on
     * Java 8 or higher) and with additional support for meta-annotations.
     * <p>Handles both single annotations and annotations nested within a
     * <em>container annotation</em>.
     * <p>Correctly handles <em>bridge methods</em> generated by the
     * compiler if the supplied element is a {@link Method}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>present</em> on the supplied element.
     * @param annotatedElement the element to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @return the annotations found or an empty set (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see #getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see AnnotatedElementUtils#getMergedRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod
     * @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
     * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getDeclaredAnnotationsByType
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType) {

        return getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(annotatedElement, annotationType, null);
    }

    /**
     * Get the declared <em>repeatable</em> {@linkplain Annotation annotations}
     * of {@code annotationType} from the supplied {@link AnnotatedElement},
     * where such annotations are either <em>directly present</em>,
     * <em>indirectly present</em>, or <em>meta-present</em> on the element.
     * <p>This method mimics the functionality of Java 8's
     * {@link java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class)}
     * with additional support for meta-annotations.
     * <p>Handles both single annotations and annotations nested within a
     * <em>container annotation</em>.
     * <p>Correctly handles <em>bridge methods</em> generated by the
     * compiler if the supplied element is a {@link Method}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>present</em> on the supplied element.
     * @param annotatedElement the element to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @param containerAnnotationType the type of the container that holds
     * the annotations; may be {@code null} if a container is not supported
     * or if it should be looked up via @{@link java.lang.annotation.Repeatable}
     * when running on Java 8 or higher
     * @return the annotations found or an empty set (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see #getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class)
     * @see AnnotatedElementUtils#getMergedRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod
     * @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
     * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getDeclaredAnnotationsByType
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType) {

        return getRepeatableAnnotations(annotatedElement, annotationType, containerAnnotationType, true);
    }

    /**
     * Perform the actual work for {@link #getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)}
     * and {@link #getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement, Class, Class)}.
     * <p>Correctly handles <em>bridge methods</em> generated by the
     * compiler if the supplied element is a {@link Method}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>present</em> on the supplied element.
     * @param annotatedElement the element to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @param containerAnnotationType the type of the container that holds
     * the annotations; may be {@code null} if a container is not supported
     * or if it should be looked up via @{@link java.lang.annotation.Repeatable}
     * when running on Java 8 or higher
     * @param declaredMode {@code true} if only declared annotations (i.e.,
     * directly or indirectly present) should be considered
     * @return the annotations found or an empty set (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod
     * @see java.lang.annotation.Repeatable
     */
    private static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType,
            boolean declaredMode) {

        Assert.notNull(annotatedElement, "AnnotatedElement must not be null");
        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null");

        try {
            if (annotatedElement instanceof Method) {
                annotatedElement = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod((Method) annotatedElement);
            }
            return new AnnotationCollector<>(annotationType, containerAnnotationType, declaredMode)
                    .getResult(annotatedElement);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
            return Collections.emptySet();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Find a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} on the
     * supplied {@link AnnotatedElement}.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>directly present</em> on the supplied element.
     * <p><strong>Warning</strong>: this method operates generically on
     * annotated elements. In other words, this method does not execute
     * specialized search algorithms for classes or methods. If you require
     * the more specific semantics of {@link #findAnnotation(Class, Class)}
     * or {@link #findAnnotation(Method, Class)}, invoke one of those methods
     * instead.
     * @param annotatedElement the {@code AnnotatedElement} on which to find the annotation
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @since 4.2
     */
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType) {
        Assert.notNull(annotatedElement, "AnnotatedElement must not be null");

        // Do NOT store result in the findAnnotationCache since doing so could break
        // findAnnotation(Class, Class) and findAnnotation(Method, Class).
        A ann = findAnnotation(annotatedElement, annotationType, new HashSet<>());
        return (ann != null ? synthesizeAnnotation(ann, annotatedElement) : null);
    }

    /**
     * Perform the search algorithm for {@link #findAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class)}
     * avoiding endless recursion by tracking which annotations have already
     * been <em>visited</em>.
     * @param annotatedElement the {@code AnnotatedElement} on which to find the annotation
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for, both locally and as a meta-annotation
     * @param visited the set of annotations that have already been visited
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @since 4.2
     */
    @Nullable
    private static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType, Set<Annotation> visited) {
        try {
            A annotation = annotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
            if (annotation != null) {
                return annotation;
            }
            for (Annotation declaredAnn : annotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotations()) {
                Class<? extends Annotation> declaredType = declaredAnn.annotationType();
                if (!isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(declaredType) && visited.add(declaredAnn)) {
                    annotation = findAnnotation((AnnotatedElement) declaredType, annotationType, visited);
                    if (annotation != null) {
                        return annotation;
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Find a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} on the supplied
     * {@link Method}, traversing its super methods (i.e., from superclasses and
     * interfaces) if the annotation is not <em>directly present</em> on the given
     * method itself.
     * <p>Correctly handles bridge {@link Method Methods} generated by the compiler.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will be searched if the annotation is not
     * <em>directly present</em> on the method.
     * <p>Annotations on methods are not inherited by default, so we need to handle
     * this explicitly.
     * @param method the method to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @see #getAnnotation(Method, Class)
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Method method, @Nullable Class<A> annotationType) {
        Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null");
        if (annotationType == null) {
            return null;
        }

        AnnotationCacheKey cacheKey = new AnnotationCacheKey(method, annotationType);
        A result = (A) findAnnotationCache.get(cacheKey);

        if (result == null) {
            Method resolvedMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(method);
            result = findAnnotation((AnnotatedElement) resolvedMethod, annotationType);

            if (result == null) {
                result = searchOnInterfaces(method, annotationType, method.getDeclaringClass().getInterfaces());
            }

            Class<?> clazz = method.getDeclaringClass();
            while (result == null) {
                clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
                if (clazz == null || Object.class == clazz) {
                    break;
                }
                try {
                    Method equivalentMethod = clazz.getDeclaredMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
                    Method resolvedEquivalentMethod = BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(equivalentMethod);
                    result = findAnnotation((AnnotatedElement) resolvedEquivalentMethod, annotationType);
                } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
                    // No equivalent method found
                }
                if (result == null) {
                    result = searchOnInterfaces(method, annotationType, clazz.getInterfaces());
                }
            }

            if (result != null) {
                result = synthesizeAnnotation(result, method);
                findAnnotationCache.put(cacheKey, result);
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    @Nullable
    private static <A extends Annotation> A searchOnInterfaces(Method method, Class<A> annotationType,
            Class<?>... ifcs) {
        A annotation = null;
        for (Class<?> iface : ifcs) {
            if (isInterfaceWithAnnotatedMethods(iface)) {
                try {
                    Method equivalentMethod = iface.getMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
                    annotation = getAnnotation(equivalentMethod, annotationType);
                } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
                    // Skip this interface - it doesn't have the method...
                }
                if (annotation != null) {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return annotation;
    }

    static boolean isInterfaceWithAnnotatedMethods(Class<?> iface) {
        Boolean found = annotatedInterfaceCache.get(iface);
        if (found != null) {
            return found;
        }
        found = Boolean.FALSE;
        for (Method ifcMethod : iface.getMethods()) {
            try {
                if (ifcMethod.getAnnotations().length > 0) {
                    found = Boolean.TRUE;
                    break;
                }
            } catch (Throwable ex) {
                handleIntrospectionFailure(ifcMethod, ex);
            }
        }
        annotatedInterfaceCache.put(iface, found);
        return found;
    }

    /**
     * Find a single {@link Annotation} of {@code annotationType} on the
     * supplied {@link Class}, traversing its interfaces, annotations, and
     * superclasses if the annotation is not <em>directly present</em> on
     * the given class itself.
     * <p>This method explicitly handles class-level annotations which are not
     * declared as {@link java.lang.annotation.Inherited inherited} <em>as well
     * as meta-annotations and annotations on interfaces</em>.
     * <p>The algorithm operates as follows:
     * <ol>
     * <li>Search for the annotation on the given class and return it if found.
     * <li>Recursively search through all annotations that the given class declares.
     * <li>Recursively search through all interfaces that the given class declares.
     * <li>Recursively search through the superclass hierarchy of the given class.
     * </ol>
     * <p>Note: in this context, the term <em>recursively</em> means that the search
     * process continues by returning to step #1 with the current interface,
     * annotation, or superclass as the class to look for annotations on.
     * @param clazz the class to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the type of annotation to look for
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     */
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz, Class<A> annotationType) {
        return findAnnotation(clazz, annotationType, true);
    }

    /**
     * Perform the actual work for {@link #findAnnotation(AnnotatedElement, Class)},
     * honoring the {@code synthesize} flag.
     * @param clazz the class to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the type of annotation to look for
     * @param synthesize {@code true} if the result should be
     * {@linkplain #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation) synthesized}
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     * @since 4.2.1
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Nullable
    private static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz, @Nullable Class<A> annotationType,
            boolean synthesize) {

        Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
        if (annotationType == null) {
            return null;
        }

        AnnotationCacheKey cacheKey = new AnnotationCacheKey(clazz, annotationType);
        A result = (A) findAnnotationCache.get(cacheKey);
        if (result == null) {
            result = findAnnotation(clazz, annotationType, new HashSet<>());
            if (result != null && synthesize) {
                result = synthesizeAnnotation(result, clazz);
                findAnnotationCache.put(cacheKey, result);
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Perform the search algorithm for {@link #findAnnotation(Class, Class)},
     * avoiding endless recursion by tracking which annotations have already
     * been <em>visited</em>.
     * @param clazz the class to look for annotations on
     * @param annotationType the type of annotation to look for
     * @param visited the set of annotations that have already been visited
     * @return the first matching annotation, or {@code null} if not found
     */
    @Nullable
    private static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz, Class<A> annotationType,
            Set<Annotation> visited) {
        try {
            A annotation = clazz.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
            if (annotation != null) {
                return annotation;
            }
            for (Annotation declaredAnn : clazz.getDeclaredAnnotations()) {
                Class<? extends Annotation> declaredType = declaredAnn.annotationType();
                if (!isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(declaredType) && visited.add(declaredAnn)) {
                    annotation = findAnnotation(declaredType, annotationType, visited);
                    if (annotation != null) {
                        return annotation;
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(clazz, ex);
            return null;
        }

        for (Class<?> ifc : clazz.getInterfaces()) {
            A annotation = findAnnotation(ifc, annotationType, visited);
            if (annotation != null) {
                return annotation;
            }
        }

        Class<?> superclass = clazz.getSuperclass();
        if (superclass == null || Object.class == superclass) {
            return null;
        }
        return findAnnotation(superclass, annotationType, visited);
    }

    /**
     * Find the first {@link Class} in the inheritance hierarchy of the
     * specified {@code clazz} (including the specified {@code clazz} itself)
     * on which an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} is
     * <em>directly present</em>.
     * <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface
     * itself will be checked; the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces will
     * not be traversed.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
     * <p>The standard {@link Class} API does not provide a mechanism for
     * determining which class in an inheritance hierarchy actually declares
     * an {@link Annotation}, so we need to handle this explicitly.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @param clazz the class to check for the annotation on (may be {@code null})
     * @return the first {@link Class} in the inheritance hierarchy that
     * declares an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}, or
     * {@code null} if not found
     * @see Class#isAnnotationPresent(Class)
     * @see Class#getDeclaredAnnotations()
     * @see #findAnnotationDeclaringClassForTypes(List, Class)
     * @see #isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class, Class)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Class<?> findAnnotationDeclaringClass(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
            @Nullable Class<?> clazz) {
        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null");
        if (clazz == null || Object.class == clazz) {
            return null;
        }
        if (isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(annotationType, clazz)) {
            return clazz;
        }
        return findAnnotationDeclaringClass(annotationType, clazz.getSuperclass());
    }

    /**
     * Find the first {@link Class} in the inheritance hierarchy of the
     * specified {@code clazz} (including the specified {@code clazz} itself)
     * on which at least one of the specified {@code annotationTypes} is
     * <em>directly present</em>.
     * <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface
     * itself will be checked; the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces will
     * not be traversed.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
     * <p>The standard {@link Class} API does not provide a mechanism for
     * determining which class in an inheritance hierarchy actually declares
     * one of several candidate {@linkplain Annotation annotations}, so we
     * need to handle this explicitly.
     * @param annotationTypes the annotation types to look for
     * @param clazz the class to check for the annotations on, or {@code null}
     * @return the first {@link Class} in the inheritance hierarchy that
     * declares an annotation of at least one of the specified
     * {@code annotationTypes}, or {@code null} if not found
     * @since 3.2.2
     * @see Class#isAnnotationPresent(Class)
     * @see Class#getDeclaredAnnotations()
     * @see #findAnnotationDeclaringClass(Class, Class)
     * @see #isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class, Class)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Class<?> findAnnotationDeclaringClassForTypes(List<Class<? extends Annotation>> annotationTypes,
            @Nullable Class<?> clazz) {
        Assert.notEmpty(annotationTypes, "List of annotation types must not be empty");
        if (clazz == null || Object.class == clazz) {
            return null;
        }
        for (Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType : annotationTypes) {
            if (isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(annotationType, clazz)) {
                return clazz;
            }
        }
        return findAnnotationDeclaringClassForTypes(annotationTypes, clazz.getSuperclass());
    }

    /**
     * Determine whether an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}
     * is declared locally (i.e., <em>directly present</em>) on the supplied
     * {@code clazz}.
     * <p>The supplied {@link Class} may represent any type.
     * <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
     * <p>Note: This method does <strong>not</strong> determine if the annotation
     * is {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited inherited}. For greater
     * clarity regarding inherited annotations, consider using
     * {@link #isAnnotationInherited(Class, Class)} instead.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @param clazz the class to check for the annotation on
     * @return {@code true} if an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}
     * is <em>directly present</em>
     * @see java.lang.Class#getDeclaredAnnotations()
     * @see java.lang.Class#getDeclaredAnnotation(Class)
     * @see #isAnnotationInherited(Class, Class)
     */
    public static boolean isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Class<?> clazz) {
        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null");
        Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
        try {
            return (clazz.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType) != null);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(clazz, ex);
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determine whether an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}
     * is <em>present</em> on the supplied {@code clazz} and is
     * {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited inherited} (i.e., not
     * <em>directly present</em>).
     * <p>Meta-annotations will <em>not</em> be searched.
     * <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface
     * itself will be checked. In accordance with standard meta-annotation
     * semantics in Java, the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces will not
     * be traversed. See the {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited javadoc}
     * for the {@code @Inherited} meta-annotation for further details regarding
     * annotation inheritance.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
     * @param clazz the class to check for the annotation on
     * @return {@code true} if an annotation of the specified {@code annotationType}
     * is <em>present</em> and <em>inherited</em>
     * @see Class#isAnnotationPresent(Class)
     * @see #isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class, Class)
     */
    public static boolean isAnnotationInherited(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Class<?> clazz) {
        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null");
        Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
        return (clazz.isAnnotationPresent(annotationType) && !isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(annotationType, clazz));
    }

    /**
     * Determine if an annotation of type {@code metaAnnotationType} is
     * <em>meta-present</em> on the supplied {@code annotationType}.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to search on
     * @param metaAnnotationType the type of meta-annotation to search for
     * @return {@code true} if such an annotation is meta-present
     * @since 4.2.1
     */
    public static boolean isAnnotationMetaPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
            @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType) {

        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "Annotation type must not be null");
        if (metaAnnotationType == null) {
            return false;
        }

        AnnotationCacheKey cacheKey = new AnnotationCacheKey(annotationType, metaAnnotationType);
        Boolean metaPresent = metaPresentCache.get(cacheKey);
        if (metaPresent != null) {
            return metaPresent;
        }
        metaPresent = Boolean.FALSE;
        if (findAnnotation(annotationType, metaAnnotationType, false) != null) {
            metaPresent = Boolean.TRUE;
        }
        metaPresentCache.put(cacheKey, metaPresent);
        return metaPresent;
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the supplied {@link Annotation} is defined in the core JDK
     * {@code java.lang.annotation} package.
     * @param annotation the annotation to check
     * @return {@code true} if the annotation is in the {@code java.lang.annotation} package
     */
    public static boolean isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(@Nullable Annotation annotation) {
        return (annotation != null && isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation.annotationType()));
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the {@link Annotation} with the supplied name is defined
     * in the core JDK {@code java.lang.annotation} package.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to check
     * @return {@code true} if the annotation is in the {@code java.lang.annotation} package
     * @since 4.3.8
     */
    static boolean isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(@Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        return (annotationType != null && isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotationType.getName()));
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the {@link Annotation} with the supplied name is defined
     * in the core JDK {@code java.lang.annotation} package.
     * @param annotationType the name of the annotation type to check
     * @return {@code true} if the annotation is in the {@code java.lang.annotation} package
     * @since 4.2
     */
    public static boolean isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(@Nullable String annotationType) {
        return (annotationType != null && annotationType.startsWith("java.lang.annotation"));
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as a {@link Map}, preserving all
     * attribute types.
     * <p>Equivalent to calling {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)}
     * with the {@code classValuesAsString} and {@code nestedAnnotationsAsMap} parameters
     * set to {@code false}.
     * <p>Note: This method actually returns an {@link AnnotationAttributes} instance.
     * However, the {@code Map} signature has been preserved for binary compatibility.
     * @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
     * @return the Map of annotation attributes, with attribute names as keys and
     * corresponding attribute values as values (never {@code null})
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, Annotation)
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, Annotation, boolean, boolean)
     */
    public static Map<String, Object> getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation annotation) {
        return getAnnotationAttributes(null, annotation);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as a {@link Map}.
     * <p>Equivalent to calling {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)}
     * with the {@code nestedAnnotationsAsMap} parameter set to {@code false}.
     * <p>Note: This method actually returns an {@link AnnotationAttributes} instance.
     * However, the {@code Map} signature has been preserved for binary compatibility.
     * @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @return the Map of annotation attributes, with attribute names as keys and
     * corresponding attribute values as values (never {@code null})
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation, boolean, boolean)
     */
    public static Map<String, Object> getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString) {
        return getAnnotationAttributes(annotation, classValuesAsString, false);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as an {@link AnnotationAttributes} map.
     * <p>This method provides fully recursive annotation reading capabilities on par with
     * the reflection-based {@link org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata}.
     * @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to convert nested annotations into
     * {@link AnnotationAttributes} maps (for compatibility with
     * {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}) or to preserve them as
     * {@code Annotation} instances
     * @return the annotation attributes (a specialized Map) with attribute names as keys
     * and corresponding attribute values as values (never {@code null})
     * @since 3.1.1
     */
    public static AnnotationAttributes getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString,
            boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {

        return getAnnotationAttributes(null, annotation, classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as an {@link AnnotationAttributes} map.
     * <p>Equivalent to calling {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, Annotation, boolean, boolean)}
     * with the {@code classValuesAsString} and {@code nestedAnnotationsAsMap} parameters
     * set to {@code false}.
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with the supplied annotation;
     * may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
     * @return the annotation attributes (a specialized Map) with attribute names as keys
     * and corresponding attribute values as values (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, Annotation, boolean, boolean)
     */
    public static AnnotationAttributes getAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Annotation annotation) {
        return getAnnotationAttributes(annotatedElement, annotation, false, false);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as an {@link AnnotationAttributes} map.
     * <p>This method provides fully recursive annotation reading capabilities on par with
     * the reflection-based {@link org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata}.
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with the supplied annotation;
     * may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to convert nested annotations into
     * {@link AnnotationAttributes} maps (for compatibility with
     * {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}) or to preserve them as
     * {@code Annotation} instances
     * @return the annotation attributes (a specialized Map) with attribute names as keys
     * and corresponding attribute values as values (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     */
    public static AnnotationAttributes getAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString, boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {

        return getAnnotationAttributes((Object) annotatedElement, annotation, classValuesAsString,
                nestedAnnotationsAsMap);
    }

    private static AnnotationAttributes getAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable Object annotatedElement,
            Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString, boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {

        AnnotationAttributes attributes = retrieveAnnotationAttributes(annotatedElement, annotation,
                classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap);
        postProcessAnnotationAttributes(annotatedElement, attributes, classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap);
        return attributes;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the given annotation's attributes as an {@link AnnotationAttributes} map.
     * <p>This method provides fully recursive annotation reading capabilities on par with
     * the reflection-based {@link org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata}.
     * <p><strong>NOTE</strong>: This variant of {@code getAnnotationAttributes()} is
     * only intended for use within the framework. The following special rules apply:
     * <ol>
     * <li>Default values will be replaced with default value placeholders.</li>
     * <li>The resulting, merged annotation attributes should eventually be
     * {@linkplain #postProcessAnnotationAttributes post-processed} in order to
     * ensure that placeholders have been replaced by actual default values and
     * in order to enforce {@code @AliasFor} semantics.</li>
     * </ol>
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with the supplied annotation;
     * may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @param annotation the annotation to retrieve the attributes for
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to convert nested annotations into
     * {@link AnnotationAttributes} maps (for compatibility with
     * {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}) or to preserve them as
     * {@code Annotation} instances
     * @return the annotation attributes (a specialized Map) with attribute names as keys
     * and corresponding attribute values as values (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #postProcessAnnotationAttributes
     */
    static AnnotationAttributes retrieveAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable Object annotatedElement,
            Annotation annotation, boolean classValuesAsString, boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {

        Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType = annotation.annotationType();
        AnnotationAttributes attributes = new AnnotationAttributes(annotationType);

        for (Method method : getAttributeMethods(annotationType)) {
            try {
                Object attributeValue = method.invoke(annotation);
                Object defaultValue = method.getDefaultValue();
                if (defaultValue != null && ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(attributeValue, defaultValue)) {
                    attributeValue = new DefaultValueHolder(defaultValue);
                }
                attributes.put(method.getName(),
                        adaptValue(annotatedElement, attributeValue, classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap));
            } catch (Throwable ex) {
                if (ex instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
                    Throwable targetException = ((InvocationTargetException) ex).getTargetException();
                    rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(targetException);
                }
                throw new IllegalStateException("Could not obtain annotation attribute value for " + method, ex);
            }
        }

        return attributes;
    }

    /**
     * Adapt the given value according to the given class and nested annotation settings.
     * <p>Nested annotations will be
     * {@linkplain #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement) synthesized}.
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated, used for contextual
     * logging; may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @param value the annotation attribute value
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to convert nested annotations into
     * {@link AnnotationAttributes} maps (for compatibility with
     * {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}) or to preserve them as
     * {@code Annotation} instances
     * @return the adapted value, or the original value if no adaptation is needed
     */
    @Nullable
    static Object adaptValue(@Nullable Object annotatedElement, @Nullable Object value, boolean classValuesAsString,
            boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {

        if (classValuesAsString) {
            if (value instanceof Class) {
                return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
            } else if (value instanceof Class[]) {
                Class<?>[] clazzArray = (Class<?>[]) value;
                String[] classNames = new String[clazzArray.length];
                for (int i = 0; i < clazzArray.length; i++) {
                    classNames[i] = clazzArray[i].getName();
                }
                return classNames;
            }
        }

        if (value instanceof Annotation) {
            Annotation annotation = (Annotation) value;
            if (nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {
                return getAnnotationAttributes(annotatedElement, annotation, classValuesAsString, true);
            } else {
                return synthesizeAnnotation(annotation, annotatedElement);
            }
        }

        if (value instanceof Annotation[]) {
            Annotation[] annotations = (Annotation[]) value;
            if (nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {
                AnnotationAttributes[] mappedAnnotations = new AnnotationAttributes[annotations.length];
                for (int i = 0; i < annotations.length; i++) {
                    mappedAnnotations[i] = getAnnotationAttributes(annotatedElement, annotations[i],
                            classValuesAsString, true);
                }
                return mappedAnnotations;
            } else {
                return synthesizeAnnotationArray(annotations, annotatedElement);
            }
        }

        // Fallback
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Register the annotation-declared default values for the given attributes,
     * if available.
     * @param attributes the annotation attributes to process
     * @since 4.3.2
     */
    public static void registerDefaultValues(AnnotationAttributes attributes) {
        // Only do defaults scanning for public annotations; we'd run into
        // IllegalAccessExceptions otherwise, and we don't want to mess with
        // accessibility in a SecurityManager environment.
        Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType = attributes.annotationType();
        if (annotationType != null && Modifier.isPublic(annotationType.getModifiers())) {
            // Check declared default values of attributes in the annotation type.
            for (Method annotationAttribute : getAttributeMethods(annotationType)) {
                String attributeName = annotationAttribute.getName();
                Object defaultValue = annotationAttribute.getDefaultValue();
                if (defaultValue != null && !attributes.containsKey(attributeName)) {
                    if (defaultValue instanceof Annotation) {
                        defaultValue = getAnnotationAttributes((Annotation) defaultValue, false, true);
                    } else if (defaultValue instanceof Annotation[]) {
                        Annotation[] realAnnotations = (Annotation[]) defaultValue;
                        AnnotationAttributes[] mappedAnnotations = new AnnotationAttributes[realAnnotations.length];
                        for (int i = 0; i < realAnnotations.length; i++) {
                            mappedAnnotations[i] = getAnnotationAttributes(realAnnotations[i], false, true);
                        }
                        defaultValue = mappedAnnotations;
                    }
                    attributes.put(attributeName, new DefaultValueHolder(defaultValue));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Post-process the supplied {@link AnnotationAttributes}, preserving nested
     * annotations as {@code Annotation} instances.
     * <p>Specifically, this method enforces <em>attribute alias</em> semantics
     * for annotation attributes that are annotated with {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}
     * and replaces default value placeholders with their original default values.
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with an annotation or
     * annotation hierarchy from which the supplied attributes were created;
     * may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @param attributes the annotation attributes to post-process
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @since 4.3.2
     * @see #postProcessAnnotationAttributes(Object, AnnotationAttributes, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #getDefaultValue(Class, String)
     */
    public static void postProcessAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable Object annotatedElement,
            AnnotationAttributes attributes, boolean classValuesAsString) {

        postProcessAnnotationAttributes(annotatedElement, attributes, classValuesAsString, false);
    }

    /**
     * Post-process the supplied {@link AnnotationAttributes}.
     * <p>Specifically, this method enforces <em>attribute alias</em> semantics
     * for annotation attributes that are annotated with {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}
     * and replaces default value placeholders with their original default values.
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with an annotation or
     * annotation hierarchy from which the supplied attributes were created;
     * may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @param attributes the annotation attributes to post-process
     * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into Strings (for
     * compatibility with {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata})
     * or to preserve them as Class references
     * @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to convert nested annotations into
     * {@link AnnotationAttributes} maps (for compatibility with
     * {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}) or to preserve them as
     * {@code Annotation} instances
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #retrieveAnnotationAttributes(Object, Annotation, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #getDefaultValue(Class, String)
     */
    static void postProcessAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable Object annotatedElement,
            @Nullable AnnotationAttributes attributes, boolean classValuesAsString,
            boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {

        if (attributes == null) {
            return;
        }

        Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType = attributes.annotationType();

        // Track which attribute values have already been replaced so that we can short
        // circuit the search algorithms.
        Set<String> valuesAlreadyReplaced = new HashSet<>();

        if (!attributes.validated) {
            // Validate @AliasFor configuration
            Map<String, List<String>> aliasMap = getAttributeAliasMap(annotationType);
            for (String attributeName : aliasMap.keySet()) {
                if (valuesAlreadyReplaced.contains(attributeName)) {
                    continue;
                }
                Object value = attributes.get(attributeName);
                boolean valuePresent = (value != null && !(value instanceof DefaultValueHolder));

                for (String aliasedAttributeName : aliasMap.get(attributeName)) {
                    if (valuesAlreadyReplaced.contains(aliasedAttributeName)) {
                        continue;
                    }

                    Object aliasedValue = attributes.get(aliasedAttributeName);
                    boolean aliasPresent = (aliasedValue != null && !(aliasedValue instanceof DefaultValueHolder));

                    // Something to validate or replace with an alias?
                    if (valuePresent || aliasPresent) {
                        if (valuePresent && aliasPresent) {
                            // Since annotation attributes can be arrays, we must use ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals().
                            if (!ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(value, aliasedValue)) {
                                String elementAsString = (annotatedElement != null ? annotatedElement.toString()
                                        : "unknown element");
                                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(String.format(
                                        "In AnnotationAttributes for annotation [%s] declared on %s, "
                                                + "attribute '%s' and its alias '%s' are declared with values of [%s] and [%s], "
                                                + "but only one is permitted.",
                                        attributes.displayName, elementAsString, attributeName,
                                        aliasedAttributeName, ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(value),
                                        ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(aliasedValue)));
                            }
                        } else if (aliasPresent) {
                            // Replace value with aliasedValue
                            attributes.put(attributeName, adaptValue(annotatedElement, aliasedValue,
                                    classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap));
                            valuesAlreadyReplaced.add(attributeName);
                        } else {
                            // Replace aliasedValue with value
                            attributes.put(aliasedAttributeName, adaptValue(annotatedElement, value,
                                    classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap));
                            valuesAlreadyReplaced.add(aliasedAttributeName);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            attributes.validated = true;
        }

        // Replace any remaining placeholders with actual default values
        for (String attributeName : attributes.keySet()) {
            if (valuesAlreadyReplaced.contains(attributeName)) {
                continue;
            }
            Object value = attributes.get(attributeName);
            if (value instanceof DefaultValueHolder) {
                value = ((DefaultValueHolder) value).defaultValue;
                attributes.put(attributeName,
                        adaptValue(annotatedElement, value, classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the <em>value</em> of the {@code value} attribute of a
     * single-element Annotation, given an annotation instance.
     * @param annotation the annotation instance from which to retrieve the value
     * @return the attribute value, or {@code null} if not found unless the attribute
     * value cannot be retrieved due to an {@link AnnotationConfigurationException},
     * in which case such an exception will be rethrown
     * @see #getValue(Annotation, String)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Object getValue(Annotation annotation) {
        return getValue(annotation, VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the <em>value</em> of a named attribute, given an annotation instance.
     * @param annotation the annotation instance from which to retrieve the value
     * @param attributeName the name of the attribute value to retrieve
     * @return the attribute value, or {@code null} if not found unless the attribute
     * value cannot be retrieved due to an {@link AnnotationConfigurationException},
     * in which case such an exception will be rethrown
     * @see #getValue(Annotation)
     * @see #rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(Throwable)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Object getValue(@Nullable Annotation annotation, @Nullable String attributeName) {
        if (annotation == null || !StringUtils.hasText(attributeName)) {
            return null;
        }
        try {
            Method method = annotation.annotationType().getDeclaredMethod(attributeName);
            ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
            return method.invoke(annotation);
        } catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
            rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(ex.getTargetException());
            throw new IllegalStateException(
                    "Could not obtain value for annotation attribute '" + attributeName + "' in " + annotation, ex);
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotation.getClass(), ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the <em>default value</em> of the {@code value} attribute
     * of a single-element Annotation, given an annotation instance.
     * @param annotation the annotation instance from which to retrieve the default value
     * @return the default value, or {@code null} if not found
     * @see #getDefaultValue(Annotation, String)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Object getDefaultValue(Annotation annotation) {
        return getDefaultValue(annotation, VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the <em>default value</em> of a named attribute, given an annotation instance.
     * @param annotation the annotation instance from which to retrieve the default value
     * @param attributeName the name of the attribute value to retrieve
     * @return the default value of the named attribute, or {@code null} if not found
     * @see #getDefaultValue(Class, String)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Object getDefaultValue(@Nullable Annotation annotation, @Nullable String attributeName) {
        if (annotation == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return getDefaultValue(annotation.annotationType(), attributeName);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the <em>default value</em> of the {@code value} attribute
     * of a single-element Annotation, given the {@link Class annotation type}.
     * @param annotationType the <em>annotation type</em> for which the default value should be retrieved
     * @return the default value, or {@code null} if not found
     * @see #getDefaultValue(Class, String)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Object getDefaultValue(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        return getDefaultValue(annotationType, VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the <em>default value</em> of a named attribute, given the
     * {@link Class annotation type}.
     * @param annotationType the <em>annotation type</em> for which the default value should be retrieved
     * @param attributeName the name of the attribute value to retrieve.
     * @return the default value of the named attribute, or {@code null} if not found
     * @see #getDefaultValue(Annotation, String)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static Object getDefaultValue(@Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
            @Nullable String attributeName) {

        if (annotationType == null || !StringUtils.hasText(attributeName)) {
            return null;
        }
        try {
            return annotationType.getDeclaredMethod(attributeName).getDefaultValue();
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            handleIntrospectionFailure(annotationType, ex);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <em>Synthesize</em> an annotation from the supplied {@code annotation}
     * by wrapping it in a dynamic proxy that transparently enforces
     * <em>attribute alias</em> semantics for annotation attributes that are
     * annotated with {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}.
     * @param annotation the annotation to synthesize
     * @return the synthesized annotation, if the supplied annotation is
     * <em>synthesizable</em>; {@code null} if the supplied annotation is
     * {@code null}; otherwise, the supplied annotation unmodified
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement)
     */
    static <A extends Annotation> A synthesizeAnnotation(A annotation) {
        return synthesizeAnnotation(annotation, null);
    }

    /**
     * <em>Synthesize</em> an annotation from the supplied {@code annotation}
     * by wrapping it in a dynamic proxy that transparently enforces
     * <em>attribute alias</em> semantics for annotation attributes that are
     * annotated with {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}.
     * @param annotation the annotation to synthesize
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with the supplied
     * annotation; may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @return the synthesized annotation if the supplied annotation is
     * <em>synthesizable</em>; {@code null} if the supplied annotation is
     * {@code null}; otherwise the supplied annotation unmodified
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Class)
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> A synthesizeAnnotation(A annotation,
            @Nullable AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {

        return synthesizeAnnotation(annotation, (Object) annotatedElement);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    static <A extends Annotation> A synthesizeAnnotation(A annotation, @Nullable Object annotatedElement) {
        Assert.notNull(annotation, "Annotation must not be null");
        if (annotation instanceof SynthesizedAnnotation) {
            return annotation;
        }

        Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType = annotation.annotationType();
        if (!isSynthesizable(annotationType)) {
            return annotation;
        }

        DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor = new DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor(annotation,
                annotatedElement);
        InvocationHandler handler = new SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler(attributeExtractor);

        // Can always expose Spring's SynthesizedAnnotation marker since we explicitly check for a
        // synthesizable annotation before (which needs to declare @AliasFor from the same package)
        Class<?>[] exposedInterfaces = new Class<?>[] { annotationType, SynthesizedAnnotation.class };
        return (A) Proxy.newProxyInstance(annotation.getClass().getClassLoader(), exposedInterfaces, handler);
    }

    /**
     * <em>Synthesize</em> an annotation from the supplied map of annotation
     * attributes by wrapping the map in a dynamic proxy that implements an
     * annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} and transparently
     * enforces <em>attribute alias</em> semantics for annotation attributes
     * that are annotated with {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}.
     * <p>The supplied map must contain a key-value pair for every attribute
     * defined in the supplied {@code annotationType} that is not aliased or
     * does not have a default value. Nested maps and nested arrays of maps
     * will be recursively synthesized into nested annotations or nested
     * arrays of annotations, respectively.
     * <p>Note that {@link AnnotationAttributes} is a specialized type of
     * {@link Map} that is an ideal candidate for this method's
     * {@code attributes} argument.
     * @param attributes the map of annotation attributes to synthesize
     * @param annotationType the type of annotation to synthesize
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with the annotation
     * corresponding to the supplied attributes; may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @return the synthesized annotation
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a required attribute is missing or if an
     * attribute is not of the correct type
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement)
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Class)
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, Annotation)
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, Annotation, boolean, boolean)
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <A extends Annotation> A synthesizeAnnotation(Map<String, Object> attributes,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {

        Assert.notNull(attributes, "'attributes' must not be null");
        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "'annotationType' must not be null");

        MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor = new MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor(attributes,
                annotationType, annotatedElement);
        InvocationHandler handler = new SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler(attributeExtractor);
        Class<?>[] exposedInterfaces = (canExposeSynthesizedMarker(annotationType)
                ? new Class<?>[] { annotationType, SynthesizedAnnotation.class }
                : new Class<?>[] { annotationType });
        return (A) Proxy.newProxyInstance(annotationType.getClassLoader(), exposedInterfaces, handler);
    }

    /**
     * <em>Synthesize</em> an annotation from its default attributes values.
     * <p>This method simply delegates to
     * {@link #synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)},
     * supplying an empty map for the source attribute values and {@code null}
     * for the {@link AnnotatedElement}.
     * @param annotationType the type of annotation to synthesize
     * @return the synthesized annotation
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a required attribute is missing
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement)
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> A synthesizeAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) {
        return synthesizeAnnotation(Collections.<String, Object>emptyMap(), annotationType, null);
    }

    /**
     * <em>Synthesize</em> an array of annotations from the supplied array
     * of {@code annotations} by creating a new array of the same size and
     * type and populating it with {@linkplain #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation)
     * synthesized} versions of the annotations from the input array.
     * @param annotations the array of annotations to synthesize
     * @param annotatedElement the element that is annotated with the supplied
     * array of annotations; may be {@code null} if unknown
     * @return a new array of synthesized annotations, or {@code null} if
     * the supplied array is {@code null}
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement)
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)
     */
    static Annotation[] synthesizeAnnotationArray(Annotation[] annotations, @Nullable Object annotatedElement) {

        Annotation[] synthesized = (Annotation[]) Array.newInstance(annotations.getClass().getComponentType(),
                annotations.length);
        for (int i = 0; i < annotations.length; i++) {
            synthesized[i] = synthesizeAnnotation(annotations[i], annotatedElement);
        }
        return synthesized;
    }

    /**
     * <em>Synthesize</em> an array of annotations from the supplied array
     * of {@code maps} of annotation attributes by creating a new array of
     * {@code annotationType} with the same size and populating it with
     * {@linkplain #synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)
     * synthesized} versions of the maps from the input array.
     * @param maps the array of maps of annotation attributes to synthesize
     * @param annotationType the type of annotations to synthesize
     * (never {@code null})
     * @return a new array of synthesized annotations, or {@code null} if
     * the supplied array is {@code null}
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2.1
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)
     * @see #synthesizeAnnotationArray(Annotation[], Object)
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Nullable
    static <A extends Annotation> A[] synthesizeAnnotationArray(@Nullable Map<String, Object>[] maps,
            Class<A> annotationType) {
        Assert.notNull(annotationType, "'annotationType' must not be null");
        if (maps == null) {
            return null;
        }

        A[] synthesized = (A[]) Array.newInstance(annotationType, maps.length);
        for (int i = 0; i < maps.length; i++) {
            synthesized[i] = synthesizeAnnotation(maps[i], annotationType, null);
        }
        return synthesized;
    }

    /**
     * Get a map of all attribute aliases declared via {@code @AliasFor}
     * in the supplied annotation type.
     * <p>The map is keyed by attribute name with each value representing
     * a list of names of aliased attributes.
     * <p>For <em>explicit</em> alias pairs such as x and y (i.e., where x
     * is an {@code @AliasFor("y")} and y is an {@code @AliasFor("x")}, there
     * will be two entries in the map: {@code x -> (y)} and {@code y -> (x)}.
     * <p>For <em>implicit</em> aliases (i.e., attributes that are declared
     * as attribute overrides for the same attribute in the same meta-annotation),
     * there will be n entries in the map. For example, if x, y, and z are
     * implicit aliases, the map will contain the following entries:
     * {@code x -> (y, z)}, {@code y -> (x, z)}, {@code z -> (x, y)}.
     * <p>An empty return value implies that the annotation does not declare
     * any attribute aliases.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type to find attribute aliases in
     * @return a map containing attribute aliases (never {@code null})
     * @since 4.2
     */
    static Map<String, List<String>> getAttributeAliasMap(@Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        if (annotationType == null) {
            return Collections.emptyMap();
        }

        Map<String, List<String>> map = attributeAliasesCache.get(annotationType);
        if (map != null) {
            return map;
        }

        map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
        for (Method attribute : getAttributeMethods(annotationType)) {
            List<String> aliasNames = getAttributeAliasNames(attribute);
            if (!aliasNames.isEmpty()) {
                map.put(attribute.getName(), aliasNames);
            }
        }

        attributeAliasesCache.put(annotationType, map);
        return map;
    }

    /**
     * Check whether we can expose our {@link SynthesizedAnnotation} marker for the given annotation type.
     * @param annotationType the annotation type that we are about to create a synthesized proxy for
     */
    private static boolean canExposeSynthesizedMarker(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        try {
            return (Class.forName(SynthesizedAnnotation.class.getName(), false,
                    annotationType.getClassLoader()) == SynthesizedAnnotation.class);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determine if annotations of the supplied {@code annotationType} are
     * <em>synthesizable</em> (i.e., in need of being wrapped in a dynamic
     * proxy that provides functionality above that of a standard JDK
     * annotation).
     * <p>Specifically, an annotation is <em>synthesizable</em> if it declares
     * any attributes that are configured as <em>aliased pairs</em> via
     * {@link AliasFor @AliasFor} or if any nested annotations used by the
     * annotation declare such <em>aliased pairs</em>.
     * @since 4.2
     * @see SynthesizedAnnotation
     * @see SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private static boolean isSynthesizable(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        Boolean synthesizable = synthesizableCache.get(annotationType);
        if (synthesizable != null) {
            return synthesizable;
        }

        synthesizable = Boolean.FALSE;
        for (Method attribute : getAttributeMethods(annotationType)) {
            if (!getAttributeAliasNames(attribute).isEmpty()) {
                synthesizable = Boolean.TRUE;
                break;
            }
            Class<?> returnType = attribute.getReturnType();
            if (Annotation[].class.isAssignableFrom(returnType)) {
                Class<? extends Annotation> nestedAnnotationType = (Class<? extends Annotation>) returnType
                        .getComponentType();
                if (isSynthesizable(nestedAnnotationType)) {
                    synthesizable = Boolean.TRUE;
                    break;
                }
            } else if (Annotation.class.isAssignableFrom(returnType)) {
                Class<? extends Annotation> nestedAnnotationType = (Class<? extends Annotation>) returnType;
                if (isSynthesizable(nestedAnnotationType)) {
                    synthesizable = Boolean.TRUE;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        synthesizableCache.put(annotationType, synthesizable);
        return synthesizable;
    }

    /**
     * Get the names of the aliased attributes configured via
     * {@link AliasFor @AliasFor} for the supplied annotation {@code attribute}.
     * @param attribute the attribute to find aliases for
     * @return the names of the aliased attributes (never {@code null}, though
     * potentially <em>empty</em>)
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied attribute method is
     * {@code null} or not from an annotation
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     * @see #getAttributeOverrideName(Method, Class)
     */
    static List<String> getAttributeAliasNames(Method attribute) {
        Assert.notNull(attribute, "attribute must not be null");
        AliasDescriptor descriptor = AliasDescriptor.from(attribute);
        return (descriptor != null ? descriptor.getAttributeAliasNames() : Collections.<String>emptyList());
    }

    /**
     * Get the name of the overridden attribute configured via
     * {@link AliasFor @AliasFor} for the supplied annotation {@code attribute}.
     * @param attribute the attribute from which to retrieve the override
     * (never {@code null})
     * @param metaAnnotationType the type of meta-annotation in which the
     * overridden attribute is allowed to be declared
     * @return the name of the overridden attribute, or {@code null} if not
     * found or not applicable for the specified meta-annotation type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied attribute method is
     * {@code null} or not from an annotation, or if the supplied meta-annotation
     * type is {@code null} or {@link Annotation}
     * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
     * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
     * @since 4.2
     */
    @Nullable
    static String getAttributeOverrideName(Method attribute,
            @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType) {
        Assert.notNull(attribute, "attribute must not be null");
        Assert.notNull(metaAnnotationType, "metaAnnotationType must not be null");
        Assert.isTrue(Annotation.class != metaAnnotationType,
                "metaAnnotationType must not be [java.lang.annotation.Annotation]");

        AliasDescriptor descriptor = AliasDescriptor.from(attribute);
        return (descriptor != null ? descriptor.getAttributeOverrideName(metaAnnotationType) : null);
    }

    /**
     * Get all methods declared in the supplied {@code annotationType} that
     * match Java's requirements for annotation <em>attributes</em>.
     * <p>All methods in the returned list will be
     * {@linkplain ReflectionUtils#makeAccessible(Method) made accessible}.
     * @param annotationType the type in which to search for attribute methods
     * (never {@code null})
     * @return all annotation attribute methods in the specified annotation
     * type (never {@code null}, though potentially <em>empty</em>)
     * @since 4.2
     */
    static List<Method> getAttributeMethods(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        List<Method> methods = attributeMethodsCache.get(annotationType);
        if (methods != null) {
            return methods;
        }

        methods = new ArrayList<>();
        for (Method method : annotationType.getDeclaredMethods()) {
            if (isAttributeMethod(method)) {
                ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
                methods.add(method);
            }
        }

        attributeMethodsCache.put(annotationType, methods);
        return methods;
    }

    /**
     * Get the annotation with the supplied {@code annotationName} on the
     * supplied {@code element}.
     * @param element the element to search on
     * @param annotationName the fully qualified class name of the annotation
     * type to find
     * @return the annotation if found; {@code null} otherwise
     * @since 4.2
     */
    @Nullable
    static Annotation getAnnotation(AnnotatedElement element, String annotationName) {
        for (Annotation annotation : element.getAnnotations()) {
            if (annotation.annotationType().getName().equals(annotationName)) {
                return annotation;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the supplied {@code method} is an annotation attribute method.
     * @param method the method to check
     * @return {@code true} if the method is an attribute method
     * @since 4.2
     */
    static boolean isAttributeMethod(@Nullable Method method) {
        return (method != null && method.getParameterCount() == 0 && method.getReturnType() != void.class);
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the supplied method is an "annotationType" method.
     * @return {@code true} if the method is an "annotationType" method
     * @see Annotation#annotationType()
     * @since 4.2
     */
    static boolean isAnnotationTypeMethod(@Nullable Method method) {
        return (method != null && method.getName().equals("annotationType") && method.getParameterCount() == 0);
    }

    /**
     * Resolve the container type for the supplied repeatable {@code annotationType}.
     * <p>Automatically detects a <em>container annotation</em> declared via
     * {@link java.lang.annotation.Repeatable}. If the supplied annotation type
     * is not annotated with {@code @Repeatable}, this method simply returns
     * {@code null}.
     * @since 4.2
     */
    @Nullable
    static Class<? extends Annotation> resolveContainerAnnotationType(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        Repeatable repeatable = getAnnotation(annotationType, Repeatable.class);
        return (repeatable != null ? repeatable.value() : null);
    }

    /**
     * If the supplied throwable is an {@link AnnotationConfigurationException},
     * it will be cast to an {@code AnnotationConfigurationException} and thrown,
     * allowing it to propagate to the caller.
     * <p>Otherwise, this method does nothing.
     * @param ex the throwable to inspect
     * @since 4.2
     */
    static void rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(Throwable ex) {
        if (ex instanceof AnnotationConfigurationException) {
            throw (AnnotationConfigurationException) ex;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Handle the supplied annotation introspection exception.
     * <p>If the supplied exception is an {@link AnnotationConfigurationException},
     * it will simply be thrown, allowing it to propagate to the caller, and
     * nothing will be logged.
     * <p>Otherwise, this method logs an introspection failure (in particular
     * {@code TypeNotPresentExceptions}) before moving on, assuming nested
     * Class values were not resolvable within annotation attributes and
     * thereby effectively pretending there were no annotations on the specified
     * element.
     * @param element the element that we tried to introspect annotations on
     * @param ex the exception that we encountered
     * @see #rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException
     */
    static void handleIntrospectionFailure(@Nullable AnnotatedElement element, Throwable ex) {
        rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(ex);

        Log loggerToUse = logger;
        if (loggerToUse == null) {
            loggerToUse = LogFactory.getLog(AnnotationUtils.class);
            logger = loggerToUse;
        }
        if (element instanceof Class && Annotation.class.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) element)) {
            // Meta-annotation or (default) value lookup on an annotation type
            if (loggerToUse.isDebugEnabled()) {
                loggerToUse.debug("Failed to meta-introspect annotation [" + element + "]: " + ex);
            }
        } else {
            // Direct annotation lookup on regular Class, Method, Field
            if (loggerToUse.isInfoEnabled()) {
                loggerToUse.info("Failed to introspect annotations on [" + element + "]: " + ex);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Cache key for the AnnotatedElement cache.
     */
    private static final class AnnotationCacheKey implements Comparable<AnnotationCacheKey> {

        private final AnnotatedElement element;

        private final Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType;

        public AnnotationCacheKey(AnnotatedElement element, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
            this.element = element;
            this.annotationType = annotationType;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object other) {
            if (this == other) {
                return true;
            }
            if (!(other instanceof AnnotationCacheKey)) {
                return false;
            }
            AnnotationCacheKey otherKey = (AnnotationCacheKey) other;
            return (this.element.equals(otherKey.element) && this.annotationType.equals(otherKey.annotationType));
        }

        @Override
        public int hashCode() {
            return (this.element.hashCode() * 29 + this.annotationType.hashCode());
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return "@" + this.annotationType + " on " + this.element;
        }

        @Override
        public int compareTo(AnnotationCacheKey other) {
            int result = this.element.toString().compareTo(other.element.toString());
            if (result == 0) {
                result = this.annotationType.getName().compareTo(other.annotationType.getName());
            }
            return result;
        }
    }

    private static class AnnotationCollector<A extends Annotation> {

        private final Class<A> annotationType;

        @Nullable
        private final Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType;

        private final boolean declaredMode;

        private final Set<AnnotatedElement> visited = new HashSet<>();

        private final Set<A> result = new LinkedHashSet<>();

        AnnotationCollector(Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType,
                boolean declaredMode) {

            this.annotationType = annotationType;
            this.containerAnnotationType = (containerAnnotationType != null ? containerAnnotationType
                    : resolveContainerAnnotationType(annotationType));
            this.declaredMode = declaredMode;
        }

        Set<A> getResult(AnnotatedElement element) {
            process(element);
            return Collections.unmodifiableSet(this.result);
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        private void process(AnnotatedElement element) {
            if (this.visited.add(element)) {
                try {
                    Annotation[] annotations = (this.declaredMode ? element.getDeclaredAnnotations()
                            : element.getAnnotations());
                    for (Annotation ann : annotations) {
                        Class<? extends Annotation> currentAnnotationType = ann.annotationType();
                        if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.annotationType, currentAnnotationType)) {
                            this.result.add(synthesizeAnnotation((A) ann, element));
                        } else if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.containerAnnotationType,
                                currentAnnotationType)) {
                            this.result.addAll(getValue(element, ann));
                        } else if (!isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(currentAnnotationType)) {
                            process(currentAnnotationType);
                        }
                    }
                } catch (Throwable ex) {
                    handleIntrospectionFailure(element, ex);
                }
            }
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        private List<A> getValue(AnnotatedElement element, Annotation annotation) {
            try {
                List<A> synthesizedAnnotations = new ArrayList<>();
                A[] value = (A[]) AnnotationUtils.getValue(annotation);
                if (value != null) {
                    for (A anno : value) {
                        synthesizedAnnotations.add(synthesizeAnnotation(anno, element));
                    }
                }
                return synthesizedAnnotations;
            } catch (Throwable ex) {
                handleIntrospectionFailure(element, ex);
            }
            // Unable to read value from repeating annotation container -> ignore it.
            return Collections.emptyList();
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@code AliasDescriptor} encapsulates the declaration of {@code @AliasFor}
     * on a given annotation attribute and includes support for validating
     * the configuration of aliases (both explicit and implicit).
     * @since 4.2.1
     * @see #from
     * @see #getAttributeAliasNames
     * @see #getAttributeOverrideName
     */
    private static class AliasDescriptor {

        private final Method sourceAttribute;

        private final Class<? extends Annotation> sourceAnnotationType;

        private final String sourceAttributeName;

        private final Method aliasedAttribute;

        private final Class<? extends Annotation> aliasedAnnotationType;

        private final String aliasedAttributeName;

        private final boolean isAliasPair;

        /**
         * Create an {@code AliasDescriptor} <em>from</em> the declaration
         * of {@code @AliasFor} on the supplied annotation attribute and
         * validate the configuration of {@code @AliasFor}.
         * @param attribute the annotation attribute that is annotated with
         * {@code @AliasFor}
         * @return an alias descriptor, or {@code null} if the attribute
         * is not annotated with {@code @AliasFor}
         * @see #validateAgainst
         */
        @Nullable
        public static AliasDescriptor from(Method attribute) {
            AliasDescriptor descriptor = aliasDescriptorCache.get(attribute);
            if (descriptor != null) {
                return descriptor;
            }

            AliasFor aliasFor = attribute.getAnnotation(AliasFor.class);
            if (aliasFor == null) {
                return null;
            }

            descriptor = new AliasDescriptor(attribute, aliasFor);
            descriptor.validate();
            aliasDescriptorCache.put(attribute, descriptor);
            return descriptor;
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        private AliasDescriptor(Method sourceAttribute, AliasFor aliasFor) {
            Class<?> declaringClass = sourceAttribute.getDeclaringClass();
            Assert.isTrue(declaringClass.isAnnotation(), "sourceAttribute must be from an annotation");

            this.sourceAttribute = sourceAttribute;
            this.sourceAnnotationType = (Class<? extends Annotation>) declaringClass;
            this.sourceAttributeName = sourceAttribute.getName();

            this.aliasedAnnotationType = (Annotation.class == aliasFor.annotation() ? this.sourceAnnotationType
                    : aliasFor.annotation());
            this.aliasedAttributeName = getAliasedAttributeName(aliasFor, sourceAttribute);
            if (this.aliasedAnnotationType == this.sourceAnnotationType
                    && this.aliasedAttributeName.equals(this.sourceAttributeName)) {
                String msg = String.format("@AliasFor declaration on attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] points to "
                        + "itself. Specify 'annotation' to point to a same-named attribute on a meta-annotation.",
                        sourceAttribute.getName(), declaringClass.getName());
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
            }
            try {
                this.aliasedAttribute = this.aliasedAnnotationType.getDeclaredMethod(this.aliasedAttributeName);
            } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
                String msg = String.format(
                        "Attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] is declared as an @AliasFor nonexistent attribute '%s' in annotation [%s].",
                        this.sourceAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(), this.aliasedAttributeName,
                        this.aliasedAnnotationType.getName());
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg, ex);
            }

            this.isAliasPair = (this.sourceAnnotationType == this.aliasedAnnotationType);
        }

        private void validate() {
            // Target annotation is not meta-present?
            if (!this.isAliasPair
                    && !isAnnotationMetaPresent(this.sourceAnnotationType, this.aliasedAnnotationType)) {
                String msg = String.format(
                        "@AliasFor declaration on attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] declares "
                                + "an alias for attribute '%s' in meta-annotation [%s] which is not meta-present.",
                        this.sourceAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(), this.aliasedAttributeName,
                        this.aliasedAnnotationType.getName());
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
            }

            if (this.isAliasPair) {
                AliasFor mirrorAliasFor = this.aliasedAttribute.getAnnotation(AliasFor.class);
                if (mirrorAliasFor == null) {
                    String msg = String.format(
                            "Attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] must be declared as an @AliasFor [%s].",
                            this.aliasedAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(),
                            this.sourceAttributeName);
                    throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
                }

                String mirrorAliasedAttributeName = getAliasedAttributeName(mirrorAliasFor, this.aliasedAttribute);
                if (!this.sourceAttributeName.equals(mirrorAliasedAttributeName)) {
                    String msg = String.format(
                            "Attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] must be declared as an @AliasFor [%s], not [%s].",
                            this.aliasedAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(),
                            this.sourceAttributeName, mirrorAliasedAttributeName);
                    throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
                }
            }

            Class<?> returnType = this.sourceAttribute.getReturnType();
            Class<?> aliasedReturnType = this.aliasedAttribute.getReturnType();
            if (returnType != aliasedReturnType
                    && (!aliasedReturnType.isArray() || returnType != aliasedReturnType.getComponentType())) {
                String msg = String.format(
                        "Misconfigured aliases: attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] "
                                + "and attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] must declare the same return type.",
                        this.sourceAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(), this.aliasedAttributeName,
                        this.aliasedAnnotationType.getName());
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
            }

            if (this.isAliasPair) {
                validateDefaultValueConfiguration(this.aliasedAttribute);
            }
        }

        private void validateDefaultValueConfiguration(Method aliasedAttribute) {
            Assert.notNull(aliasedAttribute, "aliasedAttribute must not be null");
            Object defaultValue = this.sourceAttribute.getDefaultValue();
            Object aliasedDefaultValue = aliasedAttribute.getDefaultValue();

            if (defaultValue == null || aliasedDefaultValue == null) {
                String msg = String.format(
                        "Misconfigured aliases: attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] "
                                + "and attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] must declare default values.",
                        this.sourceAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(), aliasedAttribute.getName(),
                        aliasedAttribute.getDeclaringClass().getName());
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
            }

            if (!ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(defaultValue, aliasedDefaultValue)) {
                String msg = String.format(
                        "Misconfigured aliases: attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] "
                                + "and attribute '%s' in annotation [%s] must declare the same default value.",
                        this.sourceAttributeName, this.sourceAnnotationType.getName(), aliasedAttribute.getName(),
                        aliasedAttribute.getDeclaringClass().getName());
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Validate this descriptor against the supplied descriptor.
         * <p>This method only validates the configuration of default values
         * for the two descriptors, since other aspects of the descriptors
         * are validated when they are created.
         */
        private void validateAgainst(AliasDescriptor otherDescriptor) {
            validateDefaultValueConfiguration(otherDescriptor.sourceAttribute);
        }

        /**
         * Determine if this descriptor represents an explicit override for
         * an attribute in the supplied {@code metaAnnotationType}.
         * @see #isAliasFor
         */
        private boolean isOverrideFor(Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType) {
            return (this.aliasedAnnotationType == metaAnnotationType);
        }

        /**
         * Determine if this descriptor and the supplied descriptor both
         * effectively represent aliases for the same attribute in the same
         * target annotation, either explicitly or implicitly.
         * <p>This method searches the attribute override hierarchy, beginning
         * with this descriptor, in order to detect implicit and transitively
         * implicit aliases.
         * @return {@code true} if this descriptor and the supplied descriptor
         * effectively alias the same annotation attribute
         * @see #isOverrideFor
         */
        private boolean isAliasFor(AliasDescriptor otherDescriptor) {
            for (AliasDescriptor lhs = this; lhs != null; lhs = lhs.getAttributeOverrideDescriptor()) {
                for (AliasDescriptor rhs = otherDescriptor; rhs != null; rhs = rhs
                        .getAttributeOverrideDescriptor()) {
                    if (lhs.aliasedAttribute.equals(rhs.aliasedAttribute)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        public List<String> getAttributeAliasNames() {
            // Explicit alias pair?
            if (this.isAliasPair) {
                return Collections.singletonList(this.aliasedAttributeName);
            }

            // Else: search for implicit aliases
            List<String> aliases = new ArrayList<>();
            for (AliasDescriptor otherDescriptor : getOtherDescriptors()) {
                if (this.isAliasFor(otherDescriptor)) {
                    this.validateAgainst(otherDescriptor);
                    aliases.add(otherDescriptor.sourceAttributeName);
                }
            }
            return aliases;
        }

        private List<AliasDescriptor> getOtherDescriptors() {
            List<AliasDescriptor> otherDescriptors = new ArrayList<>();
            for (Method currentAttribute : getAttributeMethods(this.sourceAnnotationType)) {
                if (!this.sourceAttribute.equals(currentAttribute)) {
                    AliasDescriptor otherDescriptor = AliasDescriptor.from(currentAttribute);
                    if (otherDescriptor != null) {
                        otherDescriptors.add(otherDescriptor);
                    }
                }
            }
            return otherDescriptors;
        }

        @Nullable
        public String getAttributeOverrideName(Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType) {
            Assert.notNull(metaAnnotationType, "metaAnnotationType must not be null");
            Assert.isTrue(Annotation.class != metaAnnotationType,
                    "metaAnnotationType must not be [java.lang.annotation.Annotation]");

            // Search the attribute override hierarchy, starting with the current attribute
            for (AliasDescriptor desc = this; desc != null; desc = desc.getAttributeOverrideDescriptor()) {
                if (desc.isOverrideFor(metaAnnotationType)) {
                    return desc.aliasedAttributeName;
                }
            }

            // Else: explicit attribute override for a different meta-annotation
            return null;
        }

        @Nullable
        private AliasDescriptor getAttributeOverrideDescriptor() {
            if (this.isAliasPair) {
                return null;
            }
            return AliasDescriptor.from(this.aliasedAttribute);
        }

        /**
         * Get the name of the aliased attribute configured via the supplied
         * {@link AliasFor @AliasFor} annotation on the supplied {@code attribute},
         * or the original attribute if no aliased one specified (indicating that
         * the reference goes to a same-named attribute on a meta-annotation).
         * <p>This method returns the value of either the {@code attribute}
         * or {@code value} attribute of {@code @AliasFor}, ensuring that only
         * one of the attributes has been declared while simultaneously ensuring
         * that at least one of the attributes has been declared.
         * @param aliasFor the {@code @AliasFor} annotation from which to retrieve
         * the aliased attribute name
         * @param attribute the attribute that is annotated with {@code @AliasFor}
         * @return the name of the aliased attribute (never {@code null} or empty)
         * @throws AnnotationConfigurationException if invalid configuration of
         * {@code @AliasFor} is detected
         */
        private String getAliasedAttributeName(AliasFor aliasFor, Method attribute) {
            String attributeName = aliasFor.attribute();
            String value = aliasFor.value();
            boolean attributeDeclared = StringUtils.hasText(attributeName);
            boolean valueDeclared = StringUtils.hasText(value);

            // Ensure user did not declare both 'value' and 'attribute' in @AliasFor
            if (attributeDeclared && valueDeclared) {
                String msg = String.format(
                        "In @AliasFor declared on attribute '%s' in annotation [%s], attribute 'attribute' "
                                + "and its alias 'value' are present with values of [%s] and [%s], but only one is permitted.",
                        attribute.getName(), attribute.getDeclaringClass().getName(), attributeName, value);
                throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(msg);
            }

            // Either explicit attribute name or pointing to same-named attribute by default
            attributeName = (attributeDeclared ? attributeName : value);
            return (StringUtils.hasText(attributeName) ? attributeName.trim() : attribute.getName());
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return String.format("%s: @%s(%s) is an alias for @%s(%s)", getClass().getSimpleName(),
                    this.sourceAnnotationType.getSimpleName(), this.sourceAttributeName,
                    this.aliasedAnnotationType.getSimpleName(), this.aliasedAttributeName);
        }
    }

    private static class DefaultValueHolder {

        final Object defaultValue;

        public DefaultValueHolder(Object defaultValue) {
            this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
        }
    }

}