*/
    BeanConfigurationRequest setBean(Object bean);

    /**
     * Gets the configuration to unmarshal into the bean.
     *
     * @return The configuration to unmarshal into the bean or {@code null} if none.
     */
    Object getConfiguration();

    /**
     * Sets the configuration to unmarshal into the bean. The configuration should be taken from

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.configuration;

/**
 * Unmarshals some textual configuration from the POM or similar into the properties of a bean. This component works
 * similar to the way Maven configures plugins from the POM, i.e. some configuration like {@code <param>value</param>}

 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.configuration;

/**
 * Preprocesses a value from a bean configuration before the bean configurator unmarshals it into a bean property. A
 * common use case for such preprocessing is the evaluation of variables within the configuration value.
 *
 */
public interface BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor {

    /**