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package org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.actions.action.invocation;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.ObjectAdapter;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.consent.InteractionInitiatedBy;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facetapi.Facet;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.ObjectSpecification;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.feature.ObjectAction;
/**
* Represents the mechanism by which the action should be invoked.
*
* <p>
* In the standard Apache Isis Programming Model, corresponds to invoking the
* actual action method itself (a <tt>public</tt> method that does not represent
* a property, a collection or any of the supporting methods).
*/
public interface ActionInvocationFacet extends Facet {
ObjectAdapter invoke(
ObjectAction owningAction,
ObjectAdapter targetAdapter,
ObjectAdapter mixedInAdapter, // null for regular or contributed (not mixin) actions
ObjectAdapter[] argumentAdapters,
final InteractionInitiatedBy interactionInitiatedBy);
ObjectSpecification getReturnType();
ObjectSpecification getOnType();
}