HandlerPreInvoker.java

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package org.apache.axis2.jaxws.handler;

import javax.xml.ws.handler.MessageContext;

/*
 * HandlerPreInvoker - this is the interface returned by the
 * HandlerPreInvokerFactory to be called just prior to each
 * JAXWS handler.handleMessage invocation.
 */
public interface HandlerPreInvoker {

	/**
	 * preInvoke is called just prior to each JAXWS handler.handleMessage.
	 * Implementations may need to check if we are inbound or outbound, and
	 * client or server.  Implementations may set up pre-conditions for handlers,
	 * such as saving a SOAP message body, to be checked by HandlerPostInvoker
	 * for illegal modifications.
	 * 
	 * @param mc
	 */
	public void preInvoke(MessageContext mc);
	
}