ExtendedArtifactProcessor.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.resolver.ModelResolver;

/**
 * Interface for extended Artifact Processors which require a pre-resolve phase prior to the resolve phase
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface ExtendedArtifactProcessor<M> extends ArtifactProcessor<M> {
    
    /**
     * Pre-resolve references from this model to other models. Used for models where initial setup of
     * the resolve phase is required.  An example is Contribution models with imports and exports which must
     * be set up prior to the main resolve phase
     * 
     * @param model The model to resolve
     * @param resolver The resolver to use to resolve referenced models
     * @param context The context
     */
    void preResolve(M model, ModelResolver resolver, ProcessorContext context) throws ContributionResolveException;
    
} // end interface