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 *
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package org.kuali.rice.krad.app.persistence.jpa;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Contract for classes which plan to expose class names to the RicePersistenceUnitPostProcessor, for
 * dynamic loading 
 * 
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 *
 */
public interface PersistableBusinessObjectClassExposer {
	/**
	 * Exposes a Set of class names for PersistableBusinessObjects, mapped as JPA entities, which
	 * should be managed by the JPA persistable unit
	 * @return a Set of class names to be managed by JPA
	 */
	public abstract Set<String> exposePersistableBusinessObjectClassNames();
}
