def init(cls, typ, class2type):
        """
        Defines custom fields in the value factory so that the importer can find them
        @param typ
        @param class2type
        """
        field = typ.getField(cls.FIELD_NAME)
        class2type.put( StrStrHashMap , typ )
        typ.setComponentType( StrStrHashMap )
        typ.setImportExportHelper( StrStrHashMapSerializer(typ, field))
        typ.putValidator(field, Validator_object.get(1))
        typ.lock()
def flush_to_index(self) -> None:
        """Flush changes in our configuration file to the index"""
        assert self._smref is not None
        # should always have a file here
        assert not isinstance(self._file_or_files, BytesIO)

        sm = self._smref()
        if sm is not None:
            index = self._index
            if index is None:
                index = sm.repo.index
            # END handle index
            index.add([sm.k_modules_file], write=self._auto_write)
            sm._clear_cache()
        # END handle weakref