Interceptor.java

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package io.micronaut.aop;

import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Indexed;
import io.micronaut.core.order.Ordered;
import io.micronaut.core.type.Argument;

/**
 * <p>An Interceptor intercepts the execution of a method allowing cross cutting behaviour to be applied to a
 * method's execution.</p>
 *
 * <p>All implementations should be thread safe beans</p>
 *
 * <p>In the case of {@link Around} advice the interceptor should invoke {@link InvocationContext#proceed()}
 * to proceed with the method invocation</p>
 *
 * <p>In the case of {@link Introduction} advice the interceptor should invoke {@link InvocationContext#proceed()}
 * if it is unable to implement the method. The last call to  {@link InvocationContext#proceed()} will produce a
 * {@link UnsupportedOperationException} indicating the method cannot be implemented. This mechanism allows multiple
 * possible interceptors to participate in method implementation.</p>
 *
 * @param <T> The intercepted type
 * @param <R> The result type
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Indexed(Interceptor.class)
public interface Interceptor<T, R> extends Ordered {

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Argument<Interceptor<?, ?>> ARGUMENT = (Argument) Argument.of(Interceptor.class);

    /**
     * The {@link Around#proxyTarget()} setting.
     */
    CharSequence PROXY_TARGET = "proxyTarget";

    /**
     * The {@link Around#hotswap()}  setting.
     */
    CharSequence HOTSWAP = "hotswap";

    /**
     * The {@link Around#lazy()}   setting.
     */
    CharSequence LAZY = "lazy";

    /**
     * The {@link Around#cacheableLazyTarget()}   setting.
     */
    CharSequence CACHEABLE_LAZY_TARGET = "cacheableLazyTarget";

    /**
     * Intercepts an execution from a declared {@link Around} advice. The implementation can either call {@link InvocationContext#proceed()} to return the original value or provide a replacement value
     *
     * @param context The interception context
     * @return result type
     */
    R intercept(InvocationContext<T, R> context);
}