BehaviourClassProcessor.java

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package net.enilink.composition.asm;

/**
 * Implements or transforms {@link BehaviourClassNode}s.
 */
public interface BehaviourClassProcessor {
	/**
	 * Returns <code>true</code> if this processor is able to implement the
	 * given <code>behaviourClass</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param behaviourClass
	 *            The class that could be implemented.
	 * @return <code>true</code> if this processor implements the class, else
	 *         <code>false</code>.
	 */
	boolean implementsClass(Class<?> behaviourClass);

	/**
	 * Implements or transforms the given <code>classNode</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param classNode
	 *            The class that should be implemented or transformed.
	 * @throws Exception
	 *             An exception if the processing has been failed.
	 */
	void process(BehaviourClassNode classNode) throws Exception;
}