Package: groovy.lang

## [Java] Interface Interceptor

-     public interface Interceptor

  Implementers of this interface can be registered in the ProxyMetaClass for notifications about method calls for objects managed by the ProxyMetaClass. See groovy/lang/InterceptorTest.groovy for details.

- - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type Params | Return Type | Name and description
    --- | --- | ---
    `` | `public Object` | `afterInvoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] arguments, Object result)` This code is executed after the method is optionally called.
    `` | `public Object` | `beforeInvoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] arguments)` This code is executed before the method is optionally called.
    `` | `public boolean` | `doInvoke()` Returns: whether the target method should be invoked at all.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### public Object afterInvoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] arguments, Object result)

      This code is executed after the method is optionally called.

      Parameters:
        `object` - receiver object for the called method
        `methodName` - name of the called method
        `arguments` - arguments to the called method
        `result` - result of the executed method call or result of beforeInvoke if method was not called
      Returns:
        any arbitrary result that can replace the result of the original method call. Typically, the result parameter is returned.

    - #### public Object beforeInvoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] arguments)

      This code is executed before the method is optionally called.

      Parameters:
        `object` - receiver object for the method call
        `methodName` - name of the method to call
        `arguments` - arguments to the method call
      Returns:
        any arbitrary result that replaces the result of the original method call only if doInvoke() returns false and afterInvoke() relays this result.

    - #### public boolean doInvoke()

      Returns:
        whether the target method should be invoked at all.