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/*
 * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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 *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.springframework.aop.scope;

import org.springframework.aop.RawTargetAccess;

/**
 * An AOP introduction interface for scoped objects.
 *
 * <p>Objects created from the {@link ScopedProxyFactoryBean} can be cast
 * to this interface, enabling access to the raw target object
 * and programmatic removal of the target object.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 * @see ScopedProxyFactoryBean
 */
public interface ScopedObject extends RawTargetAccess {

    /**
     * Return the current target object behind this scoped object proxy,
     * in its raw form (as stored in the target scope).
     * <p>The raw target object can for example be passed to persistence
     * providers which would not be able to handle the scoped proxy object.
     * @return the current target object behind this scoped object proxy
     */
    Object getTargetObject();

    /**
     * Remove this object from its target scope, for example from
     * the backing session.
     * <p>Note that no further calls may be made to the scoped object
     * afterwards (at least within the current thread, that is, with
     * the exact same target object in the target scope).
     */
    void removeFromScope();

}