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package org.apache.servicemix.jbi.config.spring;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReader;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * A strategy pattern allowing component providers to hook into the standard Spring contexts and
 * add new XML languages which are macros that map down to regular spring semantics (beans, properties, values etc).
 *
 * @author James Strachan
 * @version $Revision: 359151 $
 */
public interface ElementProcessor {
    
    /**
     * Processes the configuration element prior to the Spring configuration mechanism taking place.
     */
    void processElement(Element element, BeanDefinitionReader reader);
}