* }
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>The object being configured is also passed to the closure as a parameter, so you can access it explicitly if
     * required:</p>
     * <pre>
     * configure(someObj) { obj -&gt; obj.doThis() }
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object The object to configure
     * @param configureClosure The closure with configure statements
     * @return The configured object
     */