http://commons.apache.org/digester/: The Digester package lets you configure an XML to Java object mapping module which triggers certain actions called rules whenever a particular pattern of nested XML elements is recognized. (The Apache Software Foundation)
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/* $Id: InitializableRule.java 992060 2010-09-02 19:09:47Z simonetripodi $
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package org.apache.commons.digester.plugins;


Defines an interface that a Rule class can implement if it wishes to get an
initialisation callback after the rule has been added to the set of Rules
within a PluginRules instance.

Since:1.6
/**
 * Defines an interface that a Rule class can implement if it wishes to get an
 * initialisation callback after the rule has been added to the set of Rules
 * within a PluginRules instance.
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */

public interface InitializableRule {

    
Called after this Rule object has been added to the list of all Rules.
Note that if a single InitializableRule instance is associated with
more than one pattern, then this method will be called more than once.

Params:
  • pattern – is the digester match pattern that will trigger this
       rule.
Throws:
/**
     * Called after this Rule object has been added to the list of all Rules.
     * Note that if a single InitializableRule instance is associated with
     * more than one pattern, then this method will be called more than once.
     * 
     * @param pattern is the digester match pattern that will trigger this
     *        rule.
     * @exception
     *  PluginConfigurationException is thrown if the InitializableRule 
     *  determines that it cannot correctly initialise itself for any reason.
     */
    public void postRegisterInit(String pattern)
                                 throws PluginConfigurationException;
}