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The @Lookup<\/code> annotation is an injection (like @Inject<\/code>, @Resource<\/code>, @Autowired<\/code>) annotation used at the method level. This annotation tells Spring to overwrite the method, redirecting to the bean factory to return a bean matching the return type of the method. This can be useful for some bean scopes, such as the prototype scope, which will return a new instance of the bean each time it is requested. By combining it with the @Lookup<\/code> annotation, you can make things more dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Cases for @Lookup<\/code><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Imagine that you have a bean that handles user-specific session data. Each request should have its own instance to avoid data conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code example:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let’s say you have a prototype bean that gets the exact moment a user of your system has made a request.<\/p>\n\n\n

\njavaCopy code\n@Component\n@Scope("prototype")\npublic class UserSessionBean {\n\n    private String userData;\n\n    public UserSessionBean() {\n        this.userData = "Session data for " + System.currentTimeMillis();\n    }\n\n    public String getUserData() {\n        return userData;\n    }\n\n}\n\n\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Now you want Spring to get you a new bean to process a request and use this new bean’s information to do some processing. In this example, it will look like a session object that can hold user information during the request context.<\/p>\n\n\n
\njavaCopy code\n@Component\npublic class UserService {\n\n    @Lookup\n    public UserSessionBean getUserSessionBean() {\n        \/\/ Spring will override this method to return a new instance of UserSessionBean\n        return null;\n    }\n\n    public String processUserSession() {\n        UserSessionBean userSessionBean = getUserSessionBean();\n        return "Processing user session with data: " + userSessionBean.getUserData();\n    }\n}\n\n@RestController\n@RequestMapping("\/users")\npublic class UserController {\n\n    private final UserService userService;\n\n    public UserController(UserService userService) {\n        this.userService = userService;\n    }\n\n    @GetMapping("\/session")\n    public String getUserSession() {\n        return userService.processUserSession();\n    }\n}\n\n\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By using the @Lookup<\/code> annotation, you can make things more dynamic. In this example, it allows you to handle user-specific sessions, but you can be creative and create many more scenarios using this annotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you like this topic, make sure to follow me. In the following days, I\u2019ll be explaining more about Spring annotations! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n