SmartEndpointInterceptor.java

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package org.springframework.ws.server;

import org.springframework.ws.context.MessageContext;

/**
 * Extension of the {@link EndpointInterceptor} interface that adds a way to
 * decide whether the interceptor should intercept a given message context.
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface SmartEndpointInterceptor extends EndpointInterceptor {

	/**
	 * Indicates whether this interceptor should intercept the given message context.
	 *
	 * @param messageContext contains the incoming request message
	 * @param endpoint		 chosen endpoint to invoke
	 * @return {@code true} to indicate that this interceptor applies; {@code false} otherwise
	 */
	boolean shouldIntercept(MessageContext messageContext, Object endpoint);

}