core/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/extensions/validator/core/interceptor/MetaDataExtractionInterceptor.java

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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.interceptor;

import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.property.PropertyInformation;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.InvocationOrderSupport;

/**
 * Allows to post-process the result of the meta-data extraction process (see
 * {@link org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.metadata.extractor.MetaDataExtractor})
 *
 * @since 1.x.2
 */
@InvocationOrderSupport
@UsageInformation(UsageCategory.API)
public interface MetaDataExtractionInterceptor
{
    /**
     * Allows to execute additional actions on the
     * {@link org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.property.PropertyInformation}
     * data after the extraction is performed and before it is
     * used to determine validation strategies or UIComponent adjustments.
     *  
     * @param propertyInformation the information entry which contains information about the property
     */
    void afterExtracting(PropertyInformation propertyInformation);
}