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/*
 * Fabric3
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 * Portions originally based on Apache Tuscany 2007
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package org.fabric3.spi.container.wire;

import org.fabric3.spi.model.physical.PhysicalOperationDefinition;

/**
 * A wire consists of 1..n invocation chains associated with the operations of its source service contract.
 * 
 * Invocation chains contain Interceptors that process invocations in an around-style manner.
 */
public interface InvocationChain {

    /**
     * Returns the target physical operation for this invocation chain.
     *
     * @return the target physical operation for this invocation chain
     */
    PhysicalOperationDefinition getPhysicalOperation();

    /**
     * Adds an interceptor to the chain
     *
     * @param interceptor the interceptor to add
     */
    void addInterceptor(Interceptor interceptor);

    /**
     * Adds an interceptor at the given position in the interceptor stack
     *
     * @param index       the position in the interceptor stack to add the interceptor
     * @param interceptor the interceptor to add
     */
    void addInterceptor(int index, Interceptor interceptor);

    /**
     * Returns the first interceptor in the chain.
     *
     * @return the first interceptor in the chain
     */
    Interceptor getHeadInterceptor();

    /**
     * Returns the last interceptor in the chain.
     *
     * @return the last interceptor in the chain
     */
    Interceptor getTailInterceptor();

}