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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
/**
* Allows for custom modification of an application context's bean definitions,
* adapting the bean property values of the context's underlying bean factory.
*
* <p>Application contexts can auto-detect BeanFactoryPostProcessor beans in
* their bean definitions and apply them before any other beans get created.
*
* <p>Useful for custom config files targeted at system administrators that
* override bean properties configured in the application context.
*
* <p>See PropertyResourceConfigurer and its concrete implementations
* for out-of-the-box solutions that address such configuration needs.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 06.07.2003
* @see BeanPostProcessor
* @see PropertyResourceConfigurer
*/
public interface BeanFactoryPostProcessor {
/**
* Modify the application context's internal bean factory after its standard
* initialization. All bean definitions will have been loaded, but no beans
* will have been instantiated yet. This allows for overriding or adding
* properties even to eager-initializing beans.
* @param beanFactory the bean factory used by the application context
* @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
*/
void postProcessBeanFactory(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException;
}