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/**
* InvocationManager provides interface to keep track of
* component context on a per-thread basis
*/
public interface InvocationManager {
/**
* To be called by a Container to indicate that the Container is
* about to invoke a method on a component.
* The preInvoke and postInvoke must be called in pairs and well-nested.
*
* @param inv the Invocation object
*/
/**
* To be called by a Container to indicate that the Container has
* just completed the invocation of a method on a component.
* The preInvoke and postInvoke must be called in pairs and well-nested.
*
* @param inv the Invocation object
*/
/**
* Returns the current Invocation object associated with the current thread
*/
/**
* Returns the previous Invocation object associated with the current
* thread.
* Returns null if there is none. This is typically used when a component A
* calls another component B within the same VM. In this case, it might be
* necessary to obtain information related to both component A using
* getPreviousInvocation() and B using getCurrentInvocation()
*/
throws InvocationException;
/**
* return true iff no invocations on the stack for this thread
*/
public boolean isInvocationStackEmpty();
}