AopContext.java

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package org.springframework.aop.framework;

import org.springframework.core.NamedThreadLocal;

/**
 * Class containing static methods used to obtain information about the current AOP invocation.
 *
 * <p>The <code>currentProxy()</code> method is usable if the AOP framework is configured to
 * expose the current proxy (not the default). It returns the AOP proxy in use. Target objects
 * or advice can use this to make advised calls, in the same way as <code>getEJBObject()</code>
 * can be used in EJBs. They can also use it to find advice configuration.
 *
 * <p>Spring's AOP framework does not expose proxies by default, as there is a performance cost
 * in doing so.
 *
 * <p>The functionality in this class might be used by a target object that needed access
 * to resources on the invocation. However, this approach should not be used when there is
 * a reasonable alternative, as it makes application code dependent on usage under AOP and
 * the Spring AOP framework in particular.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 13.03.2003
 */
public abstract class AopContext {

	/**
	 * ThreadLocal holder for AOP proxy associated with this thread.
	 * Will contain <code>null</code> unless the "exposeProxy" property on
	 * the controlling proxy configuration has been set to "true".
	 * @see ProxyConfig#setExposeProxy
	 */
	private static final ThreadLocal<Object> currentProxy = new NamedThreadLocal<Object>("Current AOP proxy");


	/**
	 * Try to return the current AOP proxy. This method is usable only if the
	 * calling method has been invoked via AOP, and the AOP framework has been set
	 * to expose proxies. Otherwise, this method will throw an IllegalStateException.
	 * @return Object the current AOP proxy (never returns <code>null</code>)
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the proxy cannot be found, because the
	 * method was invoked outside an AOP invocation context, or because the
	 * AOP framework has not been configured to expose the proxy
	 */
	public static Object currentProxy() throws IllegalStateException {
		Object proxy = currentProxy.get();
		if (proxy == null) {
			throw new IllegalStateException(
					"Cannot find current proxy: Set 'exposeProxy' property on Advised to 'true' to make it available.");
		}
		return proxy;
	}

	/**
	 * Make the given proxy available via the <code>currentProxy()</code> method.
	 * <p>Note that the caller should be careful to keep the old value as appropriate.
	 * @param proxy the proxy to expose (or <code>null</code> to reset it)
	 * @return the old proxy, which may be <code>null</code> if none was bound
	 * @see #currentProxy()
	 */
	static Object setCurrentProxy(Object proxy) {
		Object old = currentProxy.get();
		if (proxy != null) {
			currentProxy.set(proxy);
		}
		else {
			currentProxy.remove();
		}
		return old;
	}

}