LifecycleMethodStrategy.java

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package org.everrest.core;

/** Call "initialize" and "destroy" methods of object. */
public interface LifecycleMethodStrategy {
    /**
     * Call "initialize" method on the specified object. It is up to the implementation how to find "initialize"
     * method. It is possible to have more than one initialize method but any particular order of methods invocation
     * is not guaranteed.
     *
     * @param o
     *         the object
     * @throws org.everrest.core.impl.InternalException
     *         if initialize method throws any exception
     */
    void invokeInitializeMethods(Object o);

    /**
     * Call "destroy" method on the specified object. It is up to the implementation how to find "destroy" method. It
     * is possible to have more than one destroy method but any particular order of methods invocation is not
     * guaranteed.
     *
     * @param o
     *         the object
     * @throws org.everrest.core.impl.InternalException
     *         if destroy method throws any exception
     */
    void invokeDestroyMethods(Object o);
}