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013package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services;
014
015/**
016 * Creates a "shadow" of a property of an object. The shadow has the same type as the property, and delegates all method
017 * invocations to the property. Each method invocation on the shadow re-acquires the value of the property from the
018 * underlying object and delegates to the current value of the property.
019 *
020 * Typically, the object in question is another service, one with the "perthread" service lifecycle. This allows a
021 * global singleton to shadow a value that is specific to the current thread (and therefore, the current request).
022 */
023public interface PropertyShadowBuilder
024{
025    /**
026     * @param <T>
027     * @param source       the object from which a property will be extracted
028     * @param propertyName the name of a property of the object, which must be readable
029     * @param propertyType the expected type of the property, the actual property type must be assignable to this type
030     * @return the shadow
031     */
032    <T> T build(Object source, String propertyName, Class<T> propertyType);
033}