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1   /***************************************************************************************
2    * Copyright (c) Jonas BonŽr, Alexandre Vasseur. All rights reserved.                 *
3    * http://aspectwerkz.codehaus.org                                                    *
4    * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
5    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the LGPL license      *
6    * a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the license.txt file.  *
7    **************************************************************************************/
8   package org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.connectivity;
9   
10  /***
11   * Invokes the method for an instance mapped to a specific handle.
12   *
13   * @author <a href="mailto:jboner@codehaus.org">Jonas BonŽr </a>
14   */
15  public interface Invoker {
16      /***
17       * Invokes a specific method on the object mapped to the role specified.
18       *
19       * @param handle     the handle to the implementation class (class name, mapped name, UUID etc.)
20       * @param methodName the name of the method
21       * @param paramTypes the parameter types
22       * @param args       the arguments to the method
23       * @param context    the context with the users principal and credentials
24       * @return the result from the invocation
25       */
26      public Object invoke(final String handle,
27                           final String methodName,
28                           final Class[] paramTypes,
29                           final Object[] args,
30                           final Object context);
31  }