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 package org.apache.shiro.aop;

 import java.lang.reflect.Method;

 /**

  * 3rd-party API independent representation of a method invocation.  This is needed so Shiro can support other

  * MethodInvocation instances from other AOP frameworks/APIs.

  *

  * @since 0.1

  */

 public interface MethodInvocation {

     /**

      * Continues the method invocation chain, or if the last in the chain, the method itself.

      *

      * @return the result of the Method invocation.

      * @throws Throwable if the method or chain throws a Throwable

      */

     Object proceed() throws Throwable;

     /**

      * Returns the actual {@link Method Method} to be invoked.

      *

      * @return the actual {@link Method Method} to be invoked.

      */

     Method getMethod();

     /**

      * Returns the (possibly null) arguments to be supplied to the method invocation.

      *

      * @return the (possibly null) arguments to be supplied to the method invocation.

      */

     Object[] getArguments();

     /**

      * Returns the object that holds the current joinpoint's static part.

      * For instance, the target object for an invocation.

      *

      * @return the object that holds the current joinpoint's static part.

      * @since 1.0

      */

     Object getThis();

 }