Factory.java

/*
 *  Copyright (c) 2007 Mockito contributors
 *  This program is made available under the terms of the MIT License.
 */

package org.powermock.api.mockito.repackaged.cglib.proxy;

/**
 * All enhanced instances returned by the {@link Enhancer} class implement this interface.
 * Using this interface for new instances is faster than going through the <code>Enhancer</code>
 * interface or using reflection. In addition, to intercept methods called during
 * object construction you <b>must</b> use these methods instead of reflection.
 * @author Juozas Baliuka <a href="mailto:baliuka@mwm.lt">baliuka@mwm.lt</a>
 * @version $Id: Factory.java,v 1.13 2004/06/24 21:15:20 herbyderby Exp $
 */
public interface Factory {
    /**
     * Creates new instance of the same type, using the no-arg constructor.
     * The class of this object must have been created using a single Callback type.
     * If multiple callbacks are required an exception will be thrown.
     * @param callback the new interceptor to use
     * @return new instance of the same type
     */     
    Object newInstance(Callback callback);
    
    /**
     * Creates new instance of the same type, using the no-arg constructor.
     * @param callbacks the new callbacks(s) to use
     * @return new instance of the same type
     */     
    Object newInstance(Callback[] callbacks);

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of the same type, using the constructor
     * matching the given signature.
     * @param types the constructor argument types
     * @param args the constructor arguments
     * @param callbacks the new interceptor(s) to use
     * @return new instance of the same type
     */
    Object newInstance(Class[] types, Object[] args, Callback[] callbacks);

    /**
     * Return the <code>Callback</code> implementation at the specified index.
     * @param index the callback index
     * @return the callback implementation
     */
    Callback getCallback(int index);

    /**
     * Set the callback for this object for the given type.
     * @param index the callback index to replace
     * @param callback the new callback
     */
    void setCallback(int index, Callback callback);

    /**
     * Get the current set of callbacks for ths object.
     * @return a new array instance
     */
    Callback[] getCallbacks();

    /**
     * Replace all of the callbacks for this object at once.
     * @param callbacks the new callbacks(s) to use
     */
    void setCallbacks(Callback[] callbacks);
}