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* Copyright (c) Jonas Bon�r, Alexandre Vasseur. All rights reserved. *
* http://aspectwerkz.codehaus.org *
* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
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* a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the license.txt file. *
**************************************************************************************/
package org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.connectivity;
/**
* Invokes the method for an instance mapped to a specific handle.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:jboner@codehaus.org">Jonas Bon�r </a>
*/
public interface Invoker {
/**
* Invokes a specific method on the object mapped to the role specified.
*
* @param handle the handle to the implementation class (class name, mapped name, UUID etc.)
* @param methodName the name of the method
* @param paramTypes the parameter types
* @param args the arguments to the method
* @param context the context with the users principal and credentials
* @return the result from the invocation
*/
public Object invoke(final String handle,
final String methodName,
final Class[] paramTypes,
final Object[] args,
final Object context);
}