ByteBuddy AgentBuilder Problems setting a Hook to KafkaListenerContainerFactory

I am trying to set a method Hook to KafkaListenerContainerFactory.KafkaListenerContainerFactory() I am having problems defining the method signature and always get the error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: None of [private static net.bytebuddy.dynamic.DynamicType$Builder com.bionicstork.analysis.hooks.KafkaListenerAnnotationBeanPostProcessorHook.lambda$install$0(net.bytebuddy.dynamic.DynamicType$Builder,net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription,java.lang.ClassLoader,net.bytebuddy.utility.JavaModule), public static java.lang.Object com.bionicstork.analysis.hooks.KafkaListenerAnnotationBeanPostProcessorHook.createListenerContainer(java.lang.Object,java.util.concurrent.Callable) throws java.lang.Exception, INSTANCE] allows for delegation from public abstract org.springframework.kafka.listener.MessageListenerContainer org.springframework.kafka.config.KafkaListenerContainerFactory.createListenerContainer(org.springframework.kafka.config.KafkaListenerEndpoint)

My code is:

public class KafkaListenerAnnotationBeanPostProcessorHook {
private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(KafkaListenerAnnotationBeanPostProcessorHook.class);

@IgnoreForBinding
public static AgentBuilder install(AgentBuilder agentBuilder) {
    return agentBuilder.type(named("org.springframework.kafka.config.KafkaListenerContainerFactory"))
            .transform((builder, type, classLoader, module) -> builder
                    .method(named("createListenerContainer"))
                    .intercept(MethodDelegation.to(KafkaListenerAnnotationBeanPostProcessorHook.class))
            );
}

public static org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle createListenerContainer(Object endPoint,
                                                @SuperCall Callable<?> superMethod) throws Exception {

Answer

The method in question returns a MessageListenerContainer, not a smart life cycle.

Interceptors can only return an assignable type, that’s why your possible interceptor is not considered.