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package org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.metaclass;

/**
 * 
 * Implementers of this interface can be registered in the ProxyMetaClass for
 * notifications about method calls for objects managed by the ProxyMetaClass.
 *
 * Based off the original work in Groovy core, but uses a callback object instead
 * for thread safety
 * 
 * @author Dierk Koenig
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * 
 * @since 0.2
 * 
 * @version $Revision: $
 * First Created: 02-Jun-2006
 * Last Updated: $Date: $
 *
 */
public interface Interceptor {
    /**
     * This code is executed before the method is optionally called.
     * @param object        receiver object for the method call
     * @param methodName    name of the method to call
     * @param arguments     arguments to the method call
     * @param callback      The callback object
     * 
     * @return any arbitrary result that replaces the result of the
     * original method call only if the callback object is marked
     * relays this result.
     */
    Object beforeInvoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] arguments, InvocationCallback callback);
    /**
     * This code is executed after the method is optionally called.
     * @param object        receiver object for the called method
     * @param methodName    name of the called method
     * @param arguments     arguments to the called method
     * @param result        result of the executed method call or result of beforeInvoke if method was not called
     * @return any arbitrary result that can replace the result of the
     * original method call. Typically, the result parameter is returned.
     */
    Object afterInvoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] arguments, Object result);
}
