* requirement) for the preprocessor to resolve the value to a compatible value or a (string) value than can be
     * unmarshalled into that type. The preprocessor is not required to perform any type conversion but should rather
     * filter out incompatible values from its result.
     *
     * @param value The configuration value to preprocess, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param type The target type of the value, may be {@code null}.

        private final BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor preprocessor;

        private final BeanConfigurationPathTranslator translator;

        BeanExpressionEvaluator(BeanConfigurationRequest request) {
            preprocessor = request.getValuePreprocessor();
            translator = request.getPathTranslator();
        }

    /**
     * Gets the optional preprocessor for configuration values.
     *
     * @return The preprocessor for configuration values or {@code null} if none.
     */
    BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor getValuePreprocessor();

    /**
     * Sets the optional preprocessor for configuration values.
     *
     * @param valuePreprocessor The preprocessor for configuration values, may be {@code null} if unneeded.

    void testPreAndPostProcessing() throws BeanConfigurationException {
        SomeBean bean = new SomeBean();

        Xpp3Dom config = toConfig("<file>${test}</file>");

        BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor preprocessor = (value, type) -> {
            if (value != null && value.startsWith("${") && value.endsWith("}")) {
                return value.substring(2, value.length() - 1);
            }
            return value;
        };

    void testPreAndPostProcessing() throws BeanConfigurationException {
        SomeBean bean = new SomeBean();

        Xpp3Dom config = toConfig("<file>${test}</file>");

        BeanConfigurationValuePreprocessor preprocessor = (value, type) -> {
            if (value != null && value.startsWith("${") && value.endsWith("}")) {
                return value.substring(2, value.length() - 1);
            }
            return value;
        };

   * elements "between them." For example, {@code [3, 5]} is not considered connected to {@code [6,
   * 10]}. In these cases, it may be desirable for both input ranges to be preprocessed with {@link
   * #canonical(DiscreteDomain)} before testing for connectedness.
   */
  public boolean isConnected(Range<C> other) {
    return lowerBound.compareTo(other.upperBound) <= 0