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package org.springframework.aop.interceptor;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * A strategy for handling uncaught exceptions thrown from asynchronous methods.
 *
 * <p>An asynchronous method usually returns a {@link java.util.concurrent.Future}
 * instance that gives access to the underlying exception. When the method does
 * not provide that return type, this handler can be used to managed such
 * uncaught exceptions.
 *
 * @author Stephane Nicoll
 * @since 4.1
 */
public interface AsyncUncaughtExceptionHandler {

	/**
	 * Handle the given uncaught exception thrown from an asynchronous method.
	 * @param ex the exception thrown from the asynchronous method
	 * @param method the asynchronous method
	 * @param params the parameters used to invoked the method
	 */
	void handleUncaughtException(Throwable ex, Method method, Object... params);

}
