ConfigurableBeanJob.java

/**
 * AnalyzerBeans
 * Copyright (C) 2014 Neopost - Customer Information Management
 *
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package org.eobjects.analyzer.job;

import org.eobjects.analyzer.data.InputColumn;
import org.eobjects.analyzer.descriptors.BeanDescriptor;

/**
 * Represents a subinterface of {@link ComponentJob} for all component types
 * that are "configurable beans", meaning that they can be chained together by
 * using {@link InputColumn}s and {@link Outcome}s as requirements/dependencies
 * for their positioning in the processing flow.
 * 
 * @param <E>
 */
public interface ConfigurableBeanJob<E extends BeanDescriptor<?>> extends ComponentJob, HasBeanConfiguration,
        InputColumnSinkJob, HasComponentRequirement {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public E getDescriptor();
}