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package org.apache.ki.aop;

import org.apache.ki.SecurityUtils;
import org.apache.ki.subject.Subject;


/**
 * This class is an abstraction of AOP method interceptor behavior specific to Ki that
 * leaves AOP implementation specifics to be handled by subclass implementations.  This implementation primarily
 * enables a <tt>Log</tt> and makes available the currently executing {@link Subject Subject}.
 *
 * @author Les Hazlewood
 * @since 0.2
 */
public abstract class MethodInterceptorSupport implements MethodInterceptor
{

    /**
     * Default no-argument constructor for subclasses.
     */
    public MethodInterceptorSupport() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Subject Subject} associated with the currently-executing code.
     * <p/>
     * This default implementation merely calls <code>{@link org.apache.ki.SecurityUtils#getSubject SecurityUtils.getSubject()}</code>.
     *
     * @return the {@link org.apache.ki.subject.Subject Subject} associated with the currently-executing code.
     */
    protected Subject getSubject() {
        return SecurityUtils.getSubject();
    }
}