SecurityConfigurer.java

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package org.springframework.security.config.annotation;

/**
 * Allows for configuring a {@link SecurityBuilder}. All {@link SecurityConfigurer} first
 * have their {@link #init(SecurityBuilder)} method invoked. After all
 * {@link #init(SecurityBuilder)} methods have been invoked, each
 * {@link #configure(SecurityBuilder)} method is invoked.
 *
 * @see AbstractConfiguredSecurityBuilder
 *
 * @author Rob Winch
 *
 * @param <O> The object being built by the {@link SecurityBuilder} B
 * @param <B> The {@link SecurityBuilder} that builds objects of type O. This is also the
 * {@link SecurityBuilder} that is being configured.
 */
public interface SecurityConfigurer<O, B extends SecurityBuilder<O>> {
	/**
	 * Initialize the {@link SecurityBuilder}. Here only shared state should be created
	 * and modified, but not properties on the {@link SecurityBuilder} used for building
	 * the object. This ensures that the {@link #configure(SecurityBuilder)} method uses
	 * the correct shared objects when building.
	 *
	 * @param builder
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	void init(B builder) throws Exception;

	/**
	 * Configure the {@link SecurityBuilder} by setting the necessary properties on the
	 * {@link SecurityBuilder}.
	 *
	 * @param builder
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	void configure(B builder) throws Exception;
}