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package org.jboss.solder.exception.control;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager;

/**
 * Meta data interface about an exception handler. It is the responsibility of the
 * implementation to support {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.InjectionPoint}s and to
 * validate those {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.InjectionPoint}s.
 *
 * @param <T> Exception for which this handler is responsible
 * @author <a href="http://community.jboss.org/people/lightguard">Jason Porter</a>
 */
public interface HandlerMethod<T extends Throwable> {
    /**
     * Obtains the set of handled event qualifiers.
     */
    Set<Annotation> getQualifiers();

    /**
     * Obtains the handled event type.
     */
    Type getExceptionType();

    /**
     * Calls the handler method, passing the given event object.
     *
     * @param event event to pass to the handler.
     * @param bm    Active BeanManager
     */
    void notify(CaughtException<T> event, BeanManager bm);

    /**
     * Obtains the direction of the traversal path the handler will be listening.
     */
    TraversalMode getTraversalMode();

    /**
     * Obtains the precedence of the handler.
     */
    int getPrecedence();

    /**
     * Basic {@link Object#equals(Object)} but must use all of the get methods from this interface to maintain compatibility.
     *
     * @param o Object being compared to this.
     * @return true or false based on standard equality.
     */
    boolean equals(Object o);

    @Override
    int hashCode();
}