diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/aspects/AbstractAspectHandler.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/aspects/AbstractAspectHandler.java
index ab6440594..71493dd8c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/aspects/AbstractAspectHandler.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/aspects/AbstractAspectHandler.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.aspects;
 
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters.Parameters;
 import org.apache.log.Logger;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.Task;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
@@ -21,25 +22,42 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
 public abstract class AbstractAspectHandler
     implements AspectHandler
 {
-    public Configuration preCreate( final Configuration configuration )
+    private Parameters       m_aspectParameters;
+    private Configuration[]  m_aspectElements;
+
+    private Task             m_task;
+    private Logger           m_logger;
+    private Configuration    m_taskModel;
+
+    public Configuration preCreate( final Configuration taskModel )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        return taskModel;
+    }
+
+    public void aspect( final Parameters parameters, final Configuration[] elements )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        return configuration;
+        m_aspectParameters = parameters;
+        m_aspectElements = elements;
     }
 
     public void postCreate( final Task task )
         throws TaskException
     {
+        m_task = task;
     }
 
     public void preLoggable( final Logger logger )
         throws TaskException
     {
+        m_logger = logger;
     }
 
-    public void preConfigure()
+    public void preConfigure( final Configuration taskModel )
         throws TaskException
     {
+        m_taskModel = taskModel;
     }
 
     public void preExecute()
@@ -50,11 +68,47 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectHandler
     public void preDestroy()
         throws TaskException
     {
+        reset();
     }
 
     public boolean error( final TaskException te )
         throws TaskException
     {
+        reset();
         return false;
     }
+
+    protected void reset()
+    {
+        m_aspectParameters = null;
+        m_aspectElements = null;
+        m_task = null;
+        m_logger = null;
+        m_taskModel = null;
+    }
+
+    protected final Configuration getTaskModel()
+    {
+        return m_taskModel;
+    }
+
+    protected final Task getTask()
+    {
+        return m_task;
+    }
+
+    protected final Logger getLogger()
+    {
+        return m_logger;
+    }
+
+    protected final Configuration[] getAspectElements()
+    {
+        return m_aspectElements;
+    }
+
+    protected final Parameters getAspectParameters()
+    {
+        return m_aspectParameters;
+    }
 }