Can I use the decorator pattern to wrap a method body?

Question

I have a bunch of methods with varying signatures. These methods interact with a fragile data connection, so we often use a helper class to perform retries/reconnects, etc.

Answer 1

So, I just went to a AOP session this weekend, and here's a way to do it with PostSharp:

[Serializable]
public class MyAOPThing : MethodInterceptionAspect
{
    public override void OnInvoke(MethodInterceptionArgs args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("OnInvoke! before");
        args.Proceed();
        Console.WriteLine("OnInvoke! after");
    }
}

And then decorate methods with [MyAOPThing]. Easy!