private Object resolveBeanReference(Method beanMethod, Object[] beanMethodArgs,
		ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory, String beanName) {

	// The user (i.e. not the factory) is requesting this bean through a call to
	// the bean method, direct or indirect. The bean may have already been marked
	// as 'in creation' in certain autowiring scenarios; if so, temporarily set
	// the in-creation status to false in order to avoid an exception.
	boolean alreadyInCreation = beanFactory.isCurrentlyInCreation(beanName);
	try {
		if (alreadyInCreation) {
			beanFactory.setCurrentlyInCreation(beanName, false);
		}
		boolean useArgs = !ObjectUtils.isEmpty(beanMethodArgs);
		if (useArgs && beanFactory.isSingleton(beanName)) {
			// Stubbed null arguments just for reference purposes,
			// expecting them to be autowired for regular singleton references?
			// A safe assumption since @Bean singleton arguments cannot be optional...
			for (Object arg : beanMethodArgs) {
				if (arg == null) {
					useArgs = false;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		Object beanInstance = (useArgs ? beanFactory.getBean(beanName, beanMethodArgs) :
				beanFactory.getBean(beanName));
		if (!ClassUtils.isAssignableValue(beanMethod.getReturnType(), beanInstance)) {
			// Detect package-protected NullBean instance through equals(null) check
			if (beanInstance.equals(null)) {
				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
					logger.debug(String.format("@Bean method %s.%s called as bean reference " +
							"for type [%s] returned null bean; resolving to null value.",
							beanMethod.getDeclaringClass().getSimpleName(), beanMethod.getName(),
							beanMethod.getReturnType().getName()));
				}
				beanInstance = null;
			}
			else {
				String msg = String.format("@Bean method %s.%s called as bean reference " +
						"for type [%s] but overridden by non-compatible bean instance of type [%s].",
						beanMethod.getDeclaringClass().getSimpleName(), beanMethod.getName(),
						beanMethod.getReturnType().getName(), beanInstance.getClass().getName());
				try {
					BeanDefinition beanDefinition = beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);
					msg += " Overriding bean of same name declared in: " + beanDefinition.getResourceDescription();
				}
				catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
					// Ignore - simply no detailed message then.
				}
				throw new IllegalStateException(msg);
			}
		}
		Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
		if (currentlyInvoked != null) {
			String outerBeanName = BeanAnnotationHelper.determineBeanNameFor(currentlyInvoked);
			beanFactory.registerDependentBean(beanName, outerBeanName);
		}
		return beanInstance;
	}
	finally {
		if (alreadyInCreation) {
			beanFactory.setCurrentlyInCreation(beanName, true);
		}
	}
}
 

private Object resolveBeanReference(Method beanMethod, Object[] beanMethodArgs,
		ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory, String beanName) {

	// The user (i.e. not the factory) is requesting this bean through a call to
	// the bean method, direct or indirect. The bean may have already been marked
	// as 'in creation' in certain autowiring scenarios; if so, temporarily set
	// the in-creation status to false in order to avoid an exception.
	boolean alreadyInCreation = beanFactory.isCurrentlyInCreation(beanName);
	try {
		if (alreadyInCreation) {
			beanFactory.setCurrentlyInCreation(beanName, false);
		}
		boolean useArgs = !ObjectUtils.isEmpty(beanMethodArgs);
		if (useArgs && beanFactory.isSingleton(beanName)) {
			// Stubbed null arguments just for reference purposes,
			// expecting them to be autowired for regular singleton references?
			// A safe assumption since @Bean singleton arguments cannot be optional...
			for (Object arg : beanMethodArgs) {
				if (arg == null) {
					useArgs = false;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		Object beanInstance = (useArgs ? beanFactory.getBean(beanName, beanMethodArgs) :
				beanFactory.getBean(beanName));
		if (!ClassUtils.isAssignableValue(beanMethod.getReturnType(), beanInstance)) {
			// Detect package-protected NullBean instance through equals(null) check
			if (beanInstance.equals(null)) {
				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
					logger.debug(String.format("@Bean method %s.%s called as bean reference " +
							"for type [%s] returned null bean; resolving to null value.",
							beanMethod.getDeclaringClass().getSimpleName(), beanMethod.getName(),
							beanMethod.getReturnType().getName()));
				}
				beanInstance = null;
			}
			else {
				String msg = String.format("@Bean method %s.%s called as bean reference " +
						"for type [%s] but overridden by non-compatible bean instance of type [%s].",
						beanMethod.getDeclaringClass().getSimpleName(), beanMethod.getName(),
						beanMethod.getReturnType().getName(), beanInstance.getClass().getName());
				try {
					BeanDefinition beanDefinition = beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);
					msg += " Overriding bean of same name declared in: " + beanDefinition.getResourceDescription();
				}
				catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
					// Ignore - simply no detailed message then.
				}
				throw new IllegalStateException(msg);
			}
		}
		Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
		if (currentlyInvoked != null) {
			String outerBeanName = BeanAnnotationHelper.determineBeanNameFor(currentlyInvoked);
			beanFactory.registerDependentBean(beanName, outerBeanName);
		}
		return beanInstance;
	}
	finally {
		if (alreadyInCreation) {
			beanFactory.setCurrentlyInCreation(beanName, true);
		}
	}
}
 

private Object obtainBeanInstanceFromFactory(Method beanMethod, Object[] beanMethodArgs,
		ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory, String beanName) {

	// The user (i.e. not the factory) is requesting this bean through a call to
	// the bean method, direct or indirect. The bean may have already been marked
	// as 'in creation' in certain autowiring scenarios; if so, temporarily set
	// the in-creation status to false in order to avoid an exception.
	boolean alreadyInCreation = beanFactory.isCurrentlyInCreation(beanName);
	try {
		if (alreadyInCreation) {
			beanFactory.setCurrentlyInCreation(beanName, false);
		}
		boolean useArgs = !ObjectUtils.isEmpty(beanMethodArgs);
		if (useArgs && beanFactory.isSingleton(beanName)) {
			// Stubbed null arguments just for reference purposes,
			// expecting them to be autowired for regular singleton references?
			// A safe assumption since @Bean singleton arguments cannot be optional...
			for (Object arg : beanMethodArgs) {
				if (arg == null) {
					useArgs = false;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		Object beanInstance = (useArgs ? beanFactory.getBean(beanName, beanMethodArgs) :
				beanFactory.getBean(beanName));
		if (beanInstance != null && !ClassUtils.isAssignableValue(beanMethod.getReturnType(), beanInstance)) {
			String msg = String.format("@Bean method %s.%s called as a bean reference " +
						"for type [%s] but overridden by non-compatible bean instance of type [%s].",
						beanMethod.getDeclaringClass().getSimpleName(), beanMethod.getName(),
						beanMethod.getReturnType().getName(), beanInstance.getClass().getName());
			try {
				BeanDefinition beanDefinition = beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);
				msg += " Overriding bean of same name declared in: " + beanDefinition.getResourceDescription();
			}
			catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
				// Ignore - simply no detailed message then.
			}
			throw new IllegalStateException(msg);
		}
		Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
		if (currentlyInvoked != null) {
			String outerBeanName = BeanAnnotationHelper.determineBeanNameFor(currentlyInvoked);
			beanFactory.registerDependentBean(beanName, outerBeanName);
		}
		return beanInstance;
	}
	finally {
		if (alreadyInCreation) {
			beanFactory.setCurrentlyInCreation(beanName, true);
		}
	}
}
 

/**
 * Check whether the given method corresponds to the container's currently invoked
 * factory method. Compares method name and parameter types only in order to work
 * around a potential problem with covariant return types (currently only known
 * to happen on Groovy classes).
 */
private boolean isCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod(Method method) {
	Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
	return (currentlyInvoked != null && method.getName().equals(currentlyInvoked.getName()) &&
			Arrays.equals(method.getParameterTypes(), currentlyInvoked.getParameterTypes()));
}
 

/**
 * Check whether the given method corresponds to the container's currently invoked
 * factory method. Compares method name and parameter types only in order to work
 * around a potential problem with covariant return types (currently only known
 * to happen on Groovy classes).
 */
private boolean isCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod(Method method) {
	Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
	return (currentlyInvoked != null && method.getName().equals(currentlyInvoked.getName()) &&
			Arrays.equals(method.getParameterTypes(), currentlyInvoked.getParameterTypes()));
}
 

/**
 * Check whether the given method corresponds to the container's currently invoked
 * factory method. Compares method name and parameter types only in order to work
 * around a potential problem with covariant return types (currently only known
 * to happen on Groovy classes).
 */
private boolean isCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod(Method method) {
	Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
	return (currentlyInvoked != null && method.getName().equals(currentlyInvoked.getName()) &&
			Arrays.equals(method.getParameterTypes(), currentlyInvoked.getParameterTypes()));
}
 

/**
 * Check whether the given method corresponds to the container's currently invoked
 * factory method. Compares method name and parameter types only in order to work
 * around a potential problem with covariant return types (currently only known
 * to happen on Groovy classes).
 */
private boolean isCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod(Method method) {
	Method currentlyInvoked = SimpleInstantiationStrategy.getCurrentlyInvokedFactoryMethod();
	return (currentlyInvoked != null && method.getName().equals(currentlyInvoked.getName()) &&
			Arrays.equals(method.getParameterTypes(), currentlyInvoked.getParameterTypes()));
}