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package org.aopalliance.intercept;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* Intercepts the construction of a new object.
*
* The user should implement the {@link
* #construct(ConstructorInvocation)} method to modify the original
* behavior. E.g. the following class implements a singleton
* interceptor (allows only one unique instance for the intercepted
* class):
*
*
* class DebuggingInterceptor implements ConstructorInterceptor {
* Object instance=null;
*
* Object construct(ConstructorInvocation i) throws Throwable {
* if(instance==null) {
* return instance=i.proceed();
* } else {
* throw new Exception("singleton does not allow multiple instance");
* }
* }
* }
*
*
* @author Rod Johnson
*/
public interface ConstructorInterceptor extends Interceptor {
/**
* Implement this method to perform extra treatments before and
* after the construction of a new object. Polite implementations
* would certainly like to invoke {@link Joinpoint#proceed()}.
* @param invocation the construction joinpoint
* @return the newly created object, which is also the result of
* the call to {@link Joinpoint#proceed()}; might be replaced by
* the interceptor
* @throws Throwable if the interceptors or the target object
* throws an exception
*/
@Nonnull
Object construct(ConstructorInvocation invocation) throws Throwable;
}