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+////
+*******************************************************************
+* Copyright (c) 2019 Eclipse Foundation
+*
+* This specification document is made available under the terms
+* of the Eclipse Foundation Specification License v1.0, which is
+* available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/efsl.php.
+*******************************************************************
+////
+
+[[definition_of_interceptor_classes_and_interceptor_methods]]
+== Definition of Interceptor Classes and Interceptor Methods
+
+An interceptor method for a target class may
+be declared in the target class, in an interceptor class associated with
+the target class, or in a superclass of the target class or interceptor
+class.
+
+Any number of interceptor classes may be
+associated with a target class. See Chapter
+link:intercept.html#a446[See Interceptor Ordering] for rules on
+interceptor ordering.
+
+An interceptor class must not be abstract and
+must have a public no-arg constructor.
+
+This specification defines the interceptor
+method types listed below. Extension specifications may define
+additional interceptor method types.
+
+Around-invoke interceptor methods (annotated
+with the _jakarta.interceptor.AroundInvoke_ annotation). Around-invoke
+interceptor methods interpose on the invocation of business methods.
+
+Around-timeout interceptor methods (annotated
+with the _jakarta.interceptor.AroundTimeout_ annotation). Around-timeout
+interceptor methods interpose on the invocation of timeout methods, in
+response to timer events.
+
+Post-construct interceptor methods (annotated
+with the _jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct_ annotation). Post-construct
+interceptor methods are invoked after dependency injection has been
+completed on the target instance.
+
+Pre-destroy interceptor methods (annotated
+with the _jakarta.annotation.PreDestroy_ annotation). Pre-destroy
+interceptor methods are invoked before the target instance and all
+interceptor instances associated with it are destroyed by the container.
+
+Around-construct interceptor methods
+(annotated with the _jakarta.interceptor.AroundConstruct_ annotation).
+Around-construct interceptor methods interpose on the invocation of the
+constructor of the target instance.
+
+Post-construct, pre-destroy, and
+around-construct interceptor methods are collectively referred to as
+_lifecycle callback interceptor methods_ . Extension specifications may
+define additional lifecycle callback events and lifecycle callback
+interceptor method types.
+
+Up to one interceptor method of each
+interceptor method type may be defined in the same class. More
+specifically, up to one around-invoke interceptor method, one
+around-timeout interceptor method, and one lifecycle callback
+interceptor method for each of the different lifecycle events may be
+defined in the same class. Only the interceptor methods of the
+interceptor class that are relevant for the given invocation context are
+invoked. For example, when a business method is invoked, around-invoke
+interceptor methods are invoked, but any around-construct,
+around-timeout, post-construct, or pre-destroy methods are ignored.
+
+A single interceptor method may be defined to
+interpose on any combination of business methods, timeout methods, and
+lifecycle callback events.
+
+Interceptor methods and interceptor classes
+may be defined for a class by means of metadata annotations or,
+optionally, by means of a deployment descriptor.
+
+Interceptor classes may be associated with
+the target class using either interceptor binding annotations (see
+link:intercept.html#a303[See Associating Interceptors with
+Classes and Methods using Interceptor Bindings]) or the
+_jakarta.interceptor.Interceptors_ annotation (see
+link:intercept.html#a423[See Associating Interceptors with
+Classes and Methods using the Interceptors Annotation]). Typically only
+one interceptor association type is used for any target class.
+
+An extension specification may use a
+deployment descriptor to specify the invocation order of interceptors or
+to override the order specified in metadata annotations. A deployment
+descriptor can optionally be used to define interceptors, to define
+default interceptors, or to associate interceptors with a target class.
+For example, the EJB specification link:intercept.html#a542[See
+Jakarta Enterprise Beans, version 4.0.
+https://jakarta.ee/specifications/enterprise-beans/4.0/.] requires support for the
+ejb-jar.xml deployment descriptor and the CDI specification
+link:intercept.html#a543[See
+Jakarta Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI specification), version 3.0.
+https://jakarta.ee/specifications/cdi/3.0/.] requires support for the beans.xml
+deployment descriptor.
diff --git a/spec/src/main/asciidoc/chapters/interceptor_programming_contract/interceptor_programming_contract.adoc b/spec/src/main/asciidoc/chapters/interceptor_programming_contract/interceptor_programming_contract.adoc
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 == Interceptor Programming Contract
 
 include::terminology.adoc[]
+
+include::definition_of_interceptor_classes_and_interceptor_methods.adoc[]