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// Contributors:
// Oracle - initial API and implementation from Oracle TopLink
package org.eclipse.persistence.config;
import org.eclipse.persistence.annotations.Customizer;
import org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.ClassDescriptor;
/**
* Customize a {@link ClassDescriptor} when the
* {@link #customize(ClassDescriptor)} method is called during the
* loading/population of the mappings. This is typically used to customize
* dynamically or specify configuration values not available through annotations
* or XML.
*
* @see Customizer @Customizer to configure using annotations on an entity class
* @see ClassDescriptor for available customization API
*/
public interface DescriptorCustomizer {
/**
* Customize the provided descriptor. This method is called after the
* descriptor is populated from annotations/XML/defaults but before it is
* initialized.
*/
void customize(ClassDescriptor descriptor) throws Exception;
}