EZBInterceptorInvoker.java

/**
 * EasyBeans
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Bull S.A.S.
 * Contact: easybeans@ow2.org
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 *
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * $Id: EZBInterceptorInvoker.java 5369 2010-02-24 14:58:19Z benoitf $
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

package org.ow2.easybeans.api.interceptor;

import org.ow2.easybeans.api.EasyBeansInvocationContext;

/**
 * Invokers will call interceptors of a given bean.
 * @author Florent Benoit
 */
public interface EZBInterceptorInvoker {

    /**
     * Invocation of the given invoker and it will return a result (or throw an exception if there is a failure).
     * @param invocationContext the invocation context for the given invocation
     * @param interceptorManager the manager of interceptors (in order to ask instance of intereptors)
     * @return the invocation result
     * @throws Exception if there is a failure
     */
    Object invoke(EasyBeansInvocationContext invocationContext, EZBInterceptorManager interceptorManager) throws Exception;

}