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1   package org.apache.maven.configuration;
2   
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21  
22  /**
23   * Preprocesses a value from a bean configuration before the bean configurator unmarshals it into a bean property. A
24   * common use case for such preprocessing is the evaluation of variables within the configuration value.
25   * 
26   * @author Benjamin Bentmann
27   */
28  public interface BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor
29  {
30  
31      /**
32       * Preprocesses the specified bean configuration value. The optional type provided to this method is a hint (not a
33       * requirement) for the preprocessor to resolve the value to a compatible value or a (string) value than can be
34       * unmarshalled into that type. The preprocessor is not required to perform any type conversion but should rather
35       * filter out incompatible values from its result.
36       * 
37       * @param value The configuration value to preprocess, must not be {@code null}.
38       * @param type The target type of the value, may be {@code null}.
39       * @return The processed configuration value or {@code null} if none.
40       * @throws BeanConfigurationException If an error occurred while preprocessing the value.
41       */
42      Object preprocessValue( String value, Class<?> type )
43          throws BeanConfigurationException;
44  
45  }