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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 {@link ClassDescriptor} for available customization API
 */
public interface DescriptorCustomizer {

    /**
     * Customize the provided descriptor. This method is called after the
     * descriptor is populated form annotations/XML/defaults but before it is
     * initialized.
     */
    public void customize(ClassDescriptor descriptor) throws Exception;
}