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  package org.apache.aries.blueprint;
  
  /**
   * A processor that processes Blueprint component definitions after they have been parsed but before
   * component managers are created.
   * 
   * Component definition registry processors must be advertised as such in the blueprint xml. Do this by using
   * the custom attribute defined in the extension schema.
   * <pre>
   *    &lt;bp:bean ext:role="processor" ...&gt;
   * </pre>
   * 
   * When a definition registry processor is invoked type converters and registry processors have been already
   * been created. Hence, changing component definitions for these or any components referenced by them will have 
   * no effect.
   * 
   * Note: a processor that replaces existing component definitions with new ones should take care to copy
   * interceptors defined against the old component definition if appropriate
   * 
   * @version $Rev$, $Date$
   */
  public interface ComponentDefinitionRegistryProcessor {
  
      /**
       * Process a <code>ComponentDefinitionRegistry</code>
       * @param registry 
       */
      void process(ComponentDefinitionRegistry registry);
  
  }
  