protected void doProcessConfigurationClass(
      ConfigurationClass configClass, AnnotationMetadata metadata) throws IOException {

    // recursively process any member (nested) classes first
    for (String memberClassName : metadata.getMemberClassNames()) {
      MetadataReader reader = this.metadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(memberClassName);
      AnnotationMetadata memberClassMetadata = reader.getAnnotationMetadata();
      if (isConfigurationCandidate(memberClassMetadata)) {
        processConfigurationClass(new ConfigurationClass(reader, null));
      }
    }

    // process any @PropertySource annotations
    Map<String, Object> propertySourceAttributes =
        metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(
            org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource.class.getName());
    if (propertySourceAttributes != null) {
      String name = (String) propertySourceAttributes.get("name");
      String[] locations = (String[]) propertySourceAttributes.get("value");
      ClassLoader classLoader = this.resourceLoader.getClassLoader();
      for (String location : locations) {
        location = this.environment.resolveRequiredPlaceholders(location);
        ResourcePropertySource ps =
            StringUtils.hasText(name)
                ? new ResourcePropertySource(name, location, classLoader)
                : new ResourcePropertySource(location, classLoader);
        this.propertySources.push(ps);
      }
    }

    // process any @ComponentScan annotions
    Map<String, Object> componentScanAttributes =
        metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(ComponentScan.class.getName());
    if (componentScanAttributes != null) {
      // the config class is annotated with @ComponentScan -> perform the scan immediately
      Set<BeanDefinitionHolder> scannedBeanDefinitions =
          this.componentScanParser.parse(componentScanAttributes);

      // check the set of scanned definitions for any further config classes and parse recursively
      // if necessary
      for (BeanDefinitionHolder holder : scannedBeanDefinitions) {
        if (ConfigurationClassUtils.checkConfigurationClassCandidate(
            holder.getBeanDefinition(), metadataReaderFactory)) {
          try {
            this.parse(holder.getBeanDefinition().getBeanClassName(), holder.getBeanName());
          } catch (ConflictingBeanDefinitionException ex) {
            throw new CircularComponentScanException(
                "A conflicting bean definition was detected while processing @ComponentScan annotations. "
                    + "This usually indicates a circle between scanned packages.",
                ex);
          }
        }
      }
    }

    // process any @Import annotations
    List<Map<String, Object>> allImportAttribs =
        AnnotationUtils.findAllAnnotationAttributes(Import.class, metadata.getClassName(), true);
    for (Map<String, Object> importAttribs : allImportAttribs) {
      processImport(configClass, (String[]) importAttribs.get("value"), true);
    }

    // process any @ImportResource annotations
    if (metadata.isAnnotated(ImportResource.class.getName())) {
      String[] resources =
          (String[]) metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(ImportResource.class.getName()).get("value");
      Class<?> readerClass =
          (Class<?>) metadata.getAnnotationAttributes(ImportResource.class.getName()).get("reader");
      if (readerClass == null) {
        throw new IllegalStateException(
            "No reader class associated with imported resources: "
                + StringUtils.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(resources));
      }
      for (String resource : resources) {
        configClass.addImportedResource(resource, readerClass);
      }
    }

    // process individual @Bean methods
    Set<MethodMetadata> beanMethods = metadata.getAnnotatedMethods(Bean.class.getName());
    for (MethodMetadata methodMetadata : beanMethods) {
      configClass.addBeanMethod(new BeanMethod(methodMetadata, configClass));
    }
  }