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package org.apache.beam.sdk.coders;
import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ServiceLoader;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.annotations.Experimental;
/**
* {@link Coder} creators have the ability to automatically have their
* {@link Coder coders} registered with this SDK by creating a {@link ServiceLoader} entry
* and a concrete implementation of this interface.
*
* <p>It is optional but recommended to use one of the many build time tools such as
* {@link AutoService} to generate the necessary META-INF files automatically.
*/
@Experimental
public interface CoderProviderRegistrar {
/**
* Returns a list of {@link CoderProvider coder providers} which
* will be registered by default within each {@link CoderRegistry coder registry} instance.
*
* <p>See {@link CoderProviders} for convenience methods to construct a {@link CoderProvider}.
*/
List<CoderProvider> getCoderProviders();
}