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package br.com.caelum.vraptor.serialization;
/**
* Initializer of proxfied objets.
*
* @author Tomaz Lavieri
* @since 3.1.2
*/
public interface ProxyInitializer {
/**
* Check if the <tt>clazz</tt> send is isAssignableFrom proxy.
*/
boolean isProxy(Class<?> clazz);
/**
* Initialize the <tt>obj</tt> send if it is a proxy.
*/
void initialize(Object obj);
/**
* Find the real class of the <tt>obj</tt> send.
* @return the class of delegate object if the <tt>obj</tt> is a proxy or <tt>obj.getClass()</tt> otherwise.
*/
Class<?> getActualClass(Object obj);
}