MemberAnnotationHandler.java

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package org.datanucleus.metadata.annotations;

import org.datanucleus.ClassLoaderResolver;
import org.datanucleus.metadata.AbstractMemberMetaData;

/**
 * Interface defining a handler for field/property annotations.
 */
public interface MemberAnnotationHandler
{
    /**
     * Method to process a member (field/property) level annotation.
     * @param annotation The annotation
     * @param mmd Metadata for the member to update with any necessary information.
     * @param clr ClassLoader resolver
     */
    void processMemberAnnotation(AnnotationObject annotation, AbstractMemberMetaData mmd, ClassLoaderResolver clr);
}