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package org.apache.deltaspike.core.spi.config.view;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
/**
* Allows to change the found meta-data (e.g. replace default values - example:
* Page.extension needs "" as a default for the meta-data-merging process, but "xhtml" should be the final default)
* or the {@link ViewConfigNode} itself. E.g. to register callbacks supported by the meta-data
* (see {@link org.apache.deltaspike.core.api.config.view.metadata.ViewMetaData#preProcessor()} )
*
* @param <T> meta-data type
*/
public interface ConfigPreProcessor<T extends Annotation>
{
T beforeAddToConfig(T metaData, ViewConfigNode viewConfigNode);
}