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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  }