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package org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.metaclass;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * 
 * 
 * @author Steven Devijver
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 *
 * @since Aug 7, 2005
 */
public abstract class AbstractDynamicMethodInvocation implements
        DynamicMethodInvocation {
    
    private Pattern pattern;

    public AbstractDynamicMethodInvocation(Pattern pattern) {
        super();
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    public void setPattern(Pattern pattern) {
        this.pattern = pattern;
    }

    protected Pattern getPattern() {
        return pattern;
    }

    public boolean isMethodMatch(String methodName) {
        return this.pattern.matcher(methodName.subSequence(0, methodName.length())).matches();
    }

    public abstract Object invoke(Object target, String methodName, Object[] arguments);
}
