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/*
 * Javassist, a Java-bytecode translator toolkit.
 * Copyright (C) 1999- Shigeru Chiba. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
 * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License.  Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later,
 * or the Apache License Version 2.0.
 *
 * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
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 * License.
 */

package scouter.javassist.util.proxy;

/**
 * The interface implemented by proxy classes.
 * This interface is available only if the super class of the proxy object
 * does not have a getHandler() method.  If the super class
 * has getHandler, then Proxy interface is
 * available.  
 *
 * @see ProxyFactory
 * @see Proxy
 */
public interface ProxyObject extends Proxy {
    /**
     * Sets a handler.  It can be used for changing handlers
     * during runtime.
     */
    @Override
    void setHandler(MethodHandler mi);

    /**
     * Get the handler.
     * This can be used to access the underlying MethodHandler
     * or to serialize it properly.
     *
     * @see ProxyFactory#getHandler(Proxy)
     */
    MethodHandler getHandler();
}