dubbo-rpc/dubbo-rpc-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/rpc/Filter.java

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package com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc;

import com.alibaba.dubbo.common.extension.SPI;

/**
 * Filter. (SPI, Singleton, ThreadSafe)
 */
@SPI
public interface Filter {

    /**
     * do invoke filter.
     * <p>
     * <code>
     * // before filter
     * Result result = invoker.invoke(invocation);
     * // after filter
     * return result;
     * </code>
     *
     * @param invoker    service
     * @param invocation invocation.
     * @return invoke result.
     * @throws RpcException
     * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.Invoker#invoke(Invocation)
     */
    Result invoke(Invoker<?> invoker, Invocation invocation) throws RpcException;

}