InfrastructureProxy.java

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package org.springframework.core;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by transparent resource proxies that need to be
 * considered as equal to the underlying resource, for example for consistent
 * lookup key comparisons. Note that this interface does imply such special
 * semantics and does not constitute a general-purpose mixin!
 *
 * <p>Such wrappers will automatically be unwrapped for key comparisons in
 * {@link org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager}.
 *
 * <p>Only fully transparent proxies, e.g. for redirection or service lookups,
 * are supposed to implement this interface. Proxies that decorate the target
 * object with new behavior, such as AOP proxies, do <i>not</i> qualify here!
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5.4
 * @see org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager
 */
public interface InfrastructureProxy {

	/**
	 * Return the underlying resource (never <code>null</code>).
	 */
	Object getWrappedObject();

}