Intercepting annotated methods using Spring #Configuration and MethodInterceptor - spring-aop

Question

I need to intercept annotated methods using spring-aop.
I already have the interceptor, it implements MethodInterceptor from AOP Alliance.
Here is the code:
#Configuration
public class MyConfiguration {
// ...
#Bean
public MyInterceptor myInterceptor() {
return new MyInterceptor();
}
}
#Target(ElementType.METHOD)
#Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public #interface MyAnnotation {
// ...
}
public class MyInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
// ...
#Override
public Object invoke(final MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable {
//does some stuff
}
}
From what I've been reading it used to be that I could use a #SpringAdvice annotation to specify when the interceptor should intercept something, but that no longer exists.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks a lot!
Lucas

Answer 1

MethodInterceptor can be invoked by registering a Advisor bean as shown below.
#Configurable
#ComponentScan("com.package.to.scan")
public class AopAllianceApplicationContext {
#Bean
public Advisor advisor() {
AspectJExpressionPointcut pointcut = new AspectJExpressionPointcut();
pointcut.setExpression("#annotation(com.package.annotation.MyAnnotation)");
return new DefaultPointcutAdvisor(pointcut, new MyInterceptor());
}
}

Answer 2

In case anyone is interested in this... apparently this can't be done.
In order to use Java solely (and no XML class) you need to use AspectJ and Spring with #aspect annotations.
This is how the code ended up:
#Aspect
public class MyInterceptor {
#Pointcut(value = "execution(* *(..))")
public void anyMethod() {
// Pointcut for intercepting ANY method.
}
#Around("anyMethod() && #annotation(myAnnotation)")
public Object invoke(final ProceedingJoinPoint pjp, final MyAnnotation myAnnotation) throws Throwable {
//does some stuff
...
}
}
If anyone else finds out something different please feel free to post it!
Regards,
Lucas