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package org.apache.aries.blueprint;

/**
 * A processor that processes Blueprint component definitions after they have been parsed but before
 * component managers are created.
 * 
 * Component definition registry processors must be advertised as such in the blueprint xml. Do this by using
 * the custom attribute defined in the extension schema.
 * <pre>
 *    &lt;bp:bean ext:role="processor" ...&gt;
 * </pre>
 * 
 * When a definition registry processor is invoked type converters and registry processors have been already
 * been created. Hence, changing component definitions for these or any components referenced by them will have 
 * no effect.
 * 
 * Note: a processor that replaces existing component definitions with new ones should take care to copy
 * interceptors defined against the old component definition if appropriate
 * 
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface ComponentDefinitionRegistryProcessor {

    /**
     * Process a <code>ComponentDefinitionRegistry</code>
     * @param registry 
     */
    public void process(ComponentDefinitionRegistry registry);

}
