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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services; | |
/** | |
* Creates a "shadow" of a property of an object. The shadow has the same type as the property, and delegates all method | |
* invocations to the property. Each method invocation on the shadow re-acquires the value of the property from the | |
* underlying object and delegates to the current value of the property. | |
* <p/> | |
* Typically, the object in question is another service, one with the "perthread" service lifecycle. This allows a | |
* global singleton to shadow a value that is specific to the current thread (and therefore, the current request). | |
*/ | |
public interface PropertyShadowBuilder | |
{ | |
/** | |
* @param <T> | |
* @param source the object from which a property will be extracted | |
* @param propertyName the name of a property of the object, which must be readable | |
* @param propertyType the expected type of the property, the actual property type must be assignable to this type | |
* @return the shadow | |
*/ | |
<T> T build(Object source, String propertyName, Class<T> propertyType); | |
} |