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package org.springframework.core.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Set;

import org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationTypeMapping.MirrorSets.MirrorSet;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotation.Adapt;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotations.SearchStrategy;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
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 application annotations (e.g. for
 * transaction control, authorization, or service exposure), always use the
 * lookup methods on this class (e.g. {@link #findAnnotation(Method, Class)} or
 * {@link #getAnnotation(Method, Class)}) 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 = MergedAnnotation.VALUE;

    private static final AnnotationFilter JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_FILTER = AnnotationFilter
            .packages("java.lang.annotation");

    private static Map<Class<? extends Annotation>, Map<String, DefaultValueHolder>> defaultValuesCache = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();

    /**
     * Determine whether the given class is a candidate for carrying one of the specified
     * annotations (at type, method or field level).
     * @param clazz the class to introspect
     * @param annotationTypes the searchable annotation types
     * @return {@code false} if the class is known to have no such annotations at any level;
     * {@code true} otherwise. Callers will usually perform full method/field introspection
     * if {@code true} is being returned here.
     * @since 5.2
     * @see #isCandidateClass(Class, Class)
     */
    public static boolean isCandidateClass(Class<?> clazz,
            Collection<Class<? extends Annotation>> annotationTypes) {
        for (Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType : annotationTypes) {
            if (isCandidateClass(clazz, annotationType)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Determine whether the given class is a candidate for carrying the specified annotation
     * (at type, method or field level).
     * @param clazz the class to introspect
     * @param annotationType the searchable annotation type
     * @return {@code false} if the class is known to have no such annotations at any level;
     * {@code true} otherwise. Callers will usually perform full method/field introspection
     * if {@code true} is being returned here.
     * @since 5.2
     * @see #isCandidateClass(Class, String)
     */
    public static boolean isCandidateClass(Class<?> clazz, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
        return isCandidateClass(clazz, annotationType.getName());
    }

    /**
     * Determine whether the given class is a candidate for carrying the specified annotation
     * (at type, method or field level).
     * @param clazz the class to introspect
     * @param annotationName the fully-qualified name of the searchable annotation type
     * @return {@code false} if the class is known to have no such annotations at any level;
     * {@code true} otherwise. Callers will usually perform full method/field introspection
     * if {@code true} is being returned here.
     * @since 5.2
     */
    public static boolean isCandidateClass(Class<?> clazz, String annotationName) {
        if (annotationName.startsWith("java.")) {
            return true;
        }
        if (AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(clazz)) {
            return false;
        }
        // TODO: annotation presence registry to be integrated here
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * 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 annotation 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 annotation, Class<A> annotationType) {
        // Shortcut: directly present on the element, with no merging needed?
        if (annotationType.isInstance(annotation)) {
            return synthesizeAnnotation((A) annotation, annotationType);
        }
        // Shortcut: no searchable annotations to be found on plain Java classes and core Spring types...
        if (AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(annotation)) {
            return null;
        }
        // Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(null, new Annotation[] { annotation }, RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes().synthesize(AnnotationUtils::isSingleLevelPresent)
                .orElse(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) {
        // Shortcut: directly present on the element, with no merging needed?
        if (AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(annotationType)
                || AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(annotatedElement)) {
            return annotatedElement.getAnnotation(annotationType);
        }
        // Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(annotatedElement, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS, RepeatableContainers.none(),
                        AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes().synthesize(AnnotationUtils::isSingleLevelPresent)
                .orElse(null);
    }

    private static <A extends Annotation> boolean isSingleLevelPresent(MergedAnnotation<A> mergedAnnotation) {
        int distance = mergedAnnotation.getDistance();
        return (distance == 0 || distance == 1);
    }

    /**
     * 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()
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    @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()
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    @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
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    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
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType) {

        RepeatableContainers repeatableContainers = (containerAnnotationType != null
                ? RepeatableContainers.of(annotationType, containerAnnotationType)
                : RepeatableContainers.standardRepeatables());
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(annotatedElement, SearchStrategy.SUPERCLASS, repeatableContainers, AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .stream(annotationType)
                .filter(MergedAnnotationPredicates.firstRunOf(MergedAnnotation::getAggregateIndex))
                .map(MergedAnnotation::withNonMergedAttributes)
                .collect(MergedAnnotationCollectors.toAnnotationSet());
    }

    /**
     * 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
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    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
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static <A extends Annotation> Set<A> getDeclaredRepeatableAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> containerAnnotationType) {

        RepeatableContainers repeatableContainers = containerAnnotationType != null
                ? RepeatableContainers.of(annotationType, containerAnnotationType)
                : RepeatableContainers.standardRepeatables();
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(annotatedElement, SearchStrategy.DIRECT, repeatableContainers, AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .stream(annotationType).map(MergedAnnotation::withNonMergedAttributes)
                .collect(MergedAnnotationCollectors.toAnnotationSet());
    }

    /**
     * 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,
            @Nullable Class<A> annotationType) {

        if (annotationType == null) {
            return null;
        }
        // Shortcut: directly present on the element, with no merging needed?
        if (AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(annotationType)
                || AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(annotatedElement)) {
            return annotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
        }
        // Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(annotatedElement, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS, RepeatableContainers.none(),
                        AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes().synthesize(MergedAnnotation::isPresent).orElse(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)
     */
    @Nullable
    public static <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Method method, @Nullable Class<A> annotationType) {
        if (annotationType == null) {
            return null;
        }
        // Shortcut: directly present on the element, with no merging needed?
        if (AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(annotationType)
                || AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(method)) {
            return method.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
        }
        // Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(method, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes().synthesize(MergedAnnotation::isPresent).orElse(null);
    }

    /**
     * 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, @Nullable Class<A> annotationType) {
        if (annotationType == null) {
            return null;
        }
        // Shortcut: directly present on the element, with no merging needed?
        if (AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(annotationType)
                || AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(clazz)) {
            return clazz.getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationType);
        }
        // Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
        return MergedAnnotations
                .from(clazz, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN)
                .get(annotationType).withNonMergedAttributes().synthesize(MergedAnnotation::isPresent).orElse(null);
    }

    /**
     * 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()
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    @Nullable
    public static Class<?> findAnnotationDeclaringClass(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
            @Nullable Class<?> clazz) {

        if (clazz == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return (Class<?>) MergedAnnotations.from(clazz, SearchStrategy.SUPERCLASS)
                .get(annotationType, MergedAnnotation::isDirectlyPresent).getSource();
    }

    /**
     * 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 annotation on (may be {@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()
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    @Nullable
    public static Class<?> findAnnotationDeclaringClassForTypes(List<Class<? extends Annotation>> annotationTypes,
            @Nullable Class<?> clazz) {

        if (clazz == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return (Class<?>) MergedAnnotations.from(clazz, SearchStrategy.SUPERCLASS).stream()
                .filter(MergedAnnotationPredicates.typeIn(annotationTypes).and(MergedAnnotation::isDirectlyPresent))
                .map(MergedAnnotation::getSource).findFirst().orElse(null);
    }

    /**
     * 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}.
     * @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)
     */
    public static boolean isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Class<?> clazz) {
        return MergedAnnotations.from(clazz).get(annotationType).isDirectlyPresent();
    }

    /**
     * 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)
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static boolean isAnnotationInherited(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Class<?> clazz) {
        return MergedAnnotations.from(clazz, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS).stream(annotationType)
                .filter(MergedAnnotation::isDirectlyPresent).findFirst().orElseGet(MergedAnnotation::missing)
                .getAggregateIndex() > 0;
    }

    /**
     * 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
     * @deprecated as of 5.2 since it is superseded by the {@link MergedAnnotations} API
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static boolean isAnnotationMetaPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
            @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType) {

        if (metaAnnotationType == null) {
            return false;
        }
        // Shortcut: directly present on the element, with no merging needed?
        if (AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(metaAnnotationType)
                || AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(annotationType)) {
            return annotationType.isAnnotationPresent(metaAnnotationType);
        }
        // Exhaustive retrieval of merged annotations...
        return MergedAnnotations.from(annotationType, SearchStrategy.INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS,
                RepeatableContainers.none(), AnnotationFilter.PLAIN).isPresent(metaAnnotationType);
    }

    /**
     * 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 && JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_FILTER.matches(annotation));
    }

    /**
     * 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 && JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_FILTER.matches(annotationType));
    }

    /**
     * Check the declared attributes of the given annotation, in particular covering
     * Google App Engine's late arrival of {@code TypeNotPresentExceptionProxy} for
     * {@code Class} values (instead of early {@code Class.getAnnotations() failure}.
     * <p>This method not failing indicates that {@link #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation)}
     * won't failure either (when attempted later on).
     * @param annotation the annotation to validate
     * @throws IllegalStateException if a declared {@code Class} attribute could not be read
     * @since 4.3.15
     * @see Class#getAnnotations()
     * @see #getAnnotationAttributes(Annotation)
     */
    public static void validateAnnotation(Annotation annotation) {
        AttributeMethods.forAnnotationType(annotation.annotationType()).validate(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) {

        Adapt[] adaptations = Adapt.values(classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap);
        return MergedAnnotation.from(annotatedElement, annotation).withNonMergedAttributes()
                .asMap(mergedAnnotation -> new AnnotationAttributes(mergedAnnotation.getType(), true), adaptations);
    }

    /**
     * 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) {
        Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType = attributes.annotationType();
        if (annotationType != null && Modifier.isPublic(annotationType.getModifiers())
                && !AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(annotationType)) {
            Map<String, DefaultValueHolder> defaultValues = getDefaultValues(annotationType);
            defaultValues.forEach(attributes::putIfAbsent);
        }
    }

    private static Map<String, DefaultValueHolder> getDefaultValues(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {

        return defaultValuesCache.computeIfAbsent(annotationType, AnnotationUtils::computeDefaultValues);
    }

    private static Map<String, DefaultValueHolder> computeDefaultValues(
            Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {

        AttributeMethods methods = AttributeMethods.forAnnotationType(annotationType);
        if (!methods.hasDefaultValueMethod()) {
            return Collections.emptyMap();
        }
        Map<String, DefaultValueHolder> result = new LinkedHashMap<>(methods.size());
        if (!methods.hasNestedAnnotation()) {
            // Use simpler method if there are no nested annotations
            for (int i = 0; i < methods.size(); i++) {
                Method method = methods.get(i);
                Object defaultValue = method.getDefaultValue();
                if (defaultValue != null) {
                    result.put(method.getName(), new DefaultValueHolder(defaultValue));
                }
            }
        } else {
            // If we have nested annotations, we need them as nested maps
            AnnotationAttributes attributes = MergedAnnotation.of(annotationType).asMap(
                    annotation -> new AnnotationAttributes(annotation.getType(), true), Adapt.ANNOTATION_TO_MAP);
            for (Map.Entry<String, Object> element : attributes.entrySet()) {
                result.put(element.getKey(), new DefaultValueHolder(element.getValue()));
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * 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 #getDefaultValue(Class, String)
     */
    public static void postProcessAnnotationAttributes(@Nullable Object annotatedElement,
            @Nullable AnnotationAttributes attributes, boolean classValuesAsString) {

        if (attributes == null) {
            return;
        }
        if (!attributes.validated) {
            Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType = attributes.annotationType();
            if (annotationType == null) {
                return;
            }
            AnnotationTypeMapping mapping = AnnotationTypeMappings.forAnnotationType(annotationType).get(0);
            for (int i = 0; i < mapping.getMirrorSets().size(); i++) {
                MirrorSet mirrorSet = mapping.getMirrorSets().get(i);
                int resolved = mirrorSet.resolve(attributes.displayName, attributes,
                        AnnotationUtils::getAttributeValueForMirrorResolution);
                if (resolved != -1) {
                    Method attribute = mapping.getAttributes().get(resolved);
                    Object value = attributes.get(attribute.getName());
                    for (int j = 0; j < mirrorSet.size(); j++) {
                        Method mirror = mirrorSet.get(j);
                        if (mirror != attribute) {
                            attributes.put(mirror.getName(),
                                    adaptValue(annotatedElement, value, classValuesAsString));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        for (Map.Entry<String, Object> attributeEntry : attributes.entrySet()) {
            String attributeName = attributeEntry.getKey();
            Object value = attributeEntry.getValue();
            if (value instanceof DefaultValueHolder) {
                value = ((DefaultValueHolder) value).defaultValue;
                attributes.put(attributeName, adaptValue(annotatedElement, value, classValuesAsString));
            }
        }
    }

    private static Object getAttributeValueForMirrorResolution(Method attribute, Object attributes) {
        Object result = ((AnnotationAttributes) attributes).get(attribute.getName());
        return (result instanceof DefaultValueHolder ? ((DefaultValueHolder) result).defaultValue : result);
    }

    @Nullable
    private static Object adaptValue(@Nullable Object annotatedElement, @Nullable Object value,
            boolean classValuesAsString) {

        if (classValuesAsString) {
            if (value instanceof Class) {
                return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
            }
            if (value instanceof Class[]) {
                Class<?>[] classes = (Class<?>[]) value;
                String[] names = new String[classes.length];
                for (int i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) {
                    names[i] = classes[i].getName();
                }
                return names;
            }
        }
        if (value instanceof Annotation) {
            Annotation annotation = (Annotation) value;
            return MergedAnnotation.from(annotatedElement, annotation).synthesize();
        }
        if (value instanceof Annotation[]) {
            Annotation[] annotations = (Annotation[]) value;
            Annotation[] synthesized = (Annotation[]) Array.newInstance(annotations.getClass().getComponentType(),
                    annotations.length);
            for (int i = 0; i < annotations.length; i++) {
                synthesized[i] = MergedAnnotation.from(annotatedElement, annotations[i]).synthesize();
            }
            return synthesized;
        }
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * 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)
     */
    @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 (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
            return null;
        } 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;
        }
    }

    /**
     * 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
     */
    private 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
     */
    private static void handleIntrospectionFailure(@Nullable AnnotatedElement element, Throwable ex) {
        rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(ex);
        IntrospectionFailureLogger logger = IntrospectionFailureLogger.INFO;
        boolean meta = false;
        if (element instanceof Class && Annotation.class.isAssignableFrom((Class<?>) element)) {
            // Meta-annotation or (default) value lookup on an annotation type
            logger = IntrospectionFailureLogger.DEBUG;
            meta = true;
        }
        if (logger.isEnabled()) {
            String message = meta ? "Failed to meta-introspect annotation "
                    : "Failed to introspect annotations on ";
            logger.log(message + element + ": " + ex);
        }
    }

    /**
     * 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) {
        return (annotation != null ? getDefaultValue(annotation.annotationType(), attributeName) : null);
    }

    /**
     * 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;
        }
        return MergedAnnotation.of(annotationType).getDefaultValue(attributeName).orElse(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) {

        if (annotation instanceof SynthesizedAnnotation || AnnotationFilter.PLAIN.matches(annotation)) {
            return annotation;
        }
        return MergedAnnotation.from(annotatedElement, annotation).synthesize();
    }

    /**
     * <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.emptyMap(), annotationType, null);
    }

    /**
     * <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)
     */
    public static <A extends Annotation> A synthesizeAnnotation(Map<String, Object> attributes,
            Class<A> annotationType, @Nullable AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {

        try {
            return MergedAnnotation.of(annotatedElement, annotationType, attributes).synthesize();
        } catch (NoSuchElementException | IllegalStateException ex) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(ex);
        }
    }

    /**
     * <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,
     * AnnotatedElement) 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, AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {
        if (AnnotationsScanner.hasPlainJavaAnnotationsOnly(annotatedElement)) {
            return annotations;
        }
        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;
    }

    /**
     * Clear the internal annotation metadata cache.
     * @since 4.3.15
     */
    public static void clearCache() {
        AnnotationTypeMappings.clearCache();
        AnnotationsScanner.clearCache();
    }

    /**
     * Internal holder used to wrap default values.
     */
    private static class DefaultValueHolder {

        final Object defaultValue;

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

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return "*" + this.defaultValue;
        }
    }

}