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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) 2007, James Leigh All rights reserved.
3    * 
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28   */
29  package org.openrdf.elmo.annotations;
30  
31  import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
32  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
33  import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
34  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
35  
36  /**
37   * Used on methods that intercept another method invocation. Placed on methods
38   * that take an {@link InvocationContext} as the parameter. This method will be
39   * called around the original method invocation.
40   * <ul>
41   * <li><b>name</b> regular expression that must match the entire method name.</li>
42   * <li><b>parameterType</b> list of parameterTypes were each given type
43   * {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(Class)} the method parameter type</li>
44   * <li><b>returnType</b> the method return type must be
45   * {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(Class)} the given type</li>
46   * <li><b>declaringClass</b> the method must be declared in the given class or
47   * one of its super classes</li>
48   * <li><b>conditionMethod</b> the name of a static method declared in the same
49   * class, with a return type of boolean and a parameter of type Method. Methods
50   * will only be intercepted if the given method returns true.</li>
51   * </ul>
52   * 
53   * @author James Leigh
54   * 
55   */
56  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
57  @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
58  public @interface intercepts {
59  	String method() default "";
60  
61  	int argc() default -1;
62  
63  	Class<?>[] parameters() default { intercepts.class };
64  
65  	Class<?> returns() default intercepts.class;
66  
67  	Class<?> declaring() default intercepts.class;
68  
69  	String conditional() default "";
70  }