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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();
	
}