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package org.exoplatform.management.spi;
import org.exoplatform.management.ManagementContext;
import java.util.List;
/**
* The managed resource provided by the kernel to a management provider. It gives access
* to the resource itself, the meta data of the managed resource, the attached scoped data
* and the before/after invoke contract when a resource is invoked from the management layer.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:julien.viet@exoplatform.com">Julien Viet</a>
* @version $Revision$
*/
public interface ManagedResource extends ManagementContext
{
/**
* The resource implementation.
*
* @return the resource
*/
Object getResource();
/**
* Returns the resource meta data.
*
* @return the meta data
*/
ManagedTypeMetaData getMetaData();
/**
* Returns the scoping data of the context. The list contains the scoping properties
* registered by the provider if a call has been made to the {@link #setScopingData(Class, Object)}
* method plus the scoping properties of the parent context.
*
* @param scopeType the scope type
* @param <S> the generic type of the scope type
* @return the scoping properties
*/
<S> List<S> getScopingData(Class<S> scopeType);
/**
* Callback made by the provider to the resource to signal that scoping data that is used for the managed resource.
*
* @param scopeType the scope type
* @param <S> the generic type of the scope type
* @param scopingData the scoping data
*/
<S> void setScopingData(Class<S> scopeType, S scopingData);
/**
* Before a managed resource is invoked by the management layer.
*
* @param managedResource the managed resource
*/
void beforeInvoke(Object managedResource);
/**
* After a managed resource is invoked by the management layer.
*
* @param managedResource the managed resource
*/
void afterInvoke(Object managedResource);
}