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package org.aopalliance.intercept;

/**
 * Intercepts the construction of a new object.
 *
 * <p>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):
 *
 * <pre class=code>
 * 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");
 *     }
 *   }
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * @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
	 */
	Object construct(ConstructorInvocation invocation) throws Throwable;

}
