| package org.apache.maven.configuration; |
| |
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| |
| /** |
| * Preprocesses a value from a bean configuration before the bean configurator unmarshals it into a bean property. A |
| * common use case for such preprocessing is the evaluation of variables within the configuration value. |
| * |
| * @author Benjamin Bentmann |
| */ |
| public interface BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * Preprocesses the specified bean configuration value. The optional type provided to this method is a hint (not a |
| * requirement) for the preprocessor to resolve the value to a compatible value or a (string) value than can be |
| * unmarshalled into that type. The preprocessor is not required to perform any type conversion but should rather |
| * filter out incompatible values from its result. |
| * |
| * @param value The configuration value to preprocess, must not be {@code null}. |
| * @param type The target type of the value, may be {@code null}. |
| * @return The processed configuration value or {@code null} if none. |
| * @throws BeanConfigurationException If an error occurred while preprocessing the value. |
| */ |
| Object preprocessValue( String value, Class<?> type ) |
| throws BeanConfigurationException; |
| |
| } |