1 /* 2 * Copyright the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 1.1 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 import org.as2lib.core.BasicInterface; 18 import org.as2lib.aop.JoinPoint; 19 20 /** 21 * {@code Pointcut} represents a pointcut in an Aspect-Oriented Programming Language 22 * like AspectJ. A pointcut is basically a pattern that can be matched against a join 23 * point to check whether the join point is captured. Whether it is captured depends 24 * on the pointcut pattern, which means on the characteristics of the join point. 25 * 26 * @author Simon Wacker 27 * @see <a href="http://www.simonwacker.com/blog/archives/000043.php">Pointcuts</a> 28 */ 29 interface org.as2lib.aop.Pointcut extends BasicInterface { 30 31 /** 32 * Checks if the given {@code joinPoint} is captured by this pointcut. 33 * 34 * @param joinPoint the join point upon which to make the check 35 * @return {@code true} if the given {@code joinPoint} is captured by this pointcut 36 * else {@code false} 37 */ 38 public function captures(joinPoint:JoinPoint):Boolean; 39 40 }