StatePreprocessingSegment (BICEPS 1.1.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

VersionDuplicateHandler, VersionHandler
```
public interface StatePreprocessingSegment
```
A segment that is applied during state modifications.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`afterLastModification(MdibStateModifications modifications, MdibStorage mdibStorage)`	Function that is invoked after the last modification in the processing chain has been applied.
`default void`	`beforeFirstModification(MdibStateModifications modifications, MdibStorage mdibStorage)`	Function that is invoked before the first modification in the processing chain is applied.
`void`	`process(MdibStateModifications modifications, AbstractState modification, MdibStorage storage)`	In a sequence of modifications this function processes one modification.

- Method Detail
  - beforeFirstModification
```
default void beforeFirstModification(MdibStateModifications modifications,
                                     MdibStorage mdibStorage)
```
    Function that is invoked before the first modification in the processing chain is applied.
    Default behavior is do nothing.
    
    Parameters:
    
    modifications - all modifications for preprocessing.
    
    mdibStorage - the MDIB storage to be used by the callback.
  - process
```
void process(MdibStateModifications modifications,
             AbstractState modification,
             MdibStorage storage)
      throws Exception
```
    In a sequence of modifications this function processes one modification.
    
    Parameters:
    
    modifications - all modifications that are being processed.
    
    modification - the current modification to be processed.
    
    storage - the MDIB storage for access.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - an arbitrary exception if something goes wrong.
  - afterLastModification
```
default void afterLastModification(MdibStateModifications modifications,
                                   MdibStorage mdibStorage)
```
    Function that is invoked after the last modification in the processing chain has been applied.
    Default behavior is do nothing.
    
    Parameters:
    
    modifications - all modifications for preprocessing.
    
    mdibStorage - the MDIB storage to be used by the callback.