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package org.springframework.http.converter.protobuf;

import com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry;

/**
 * Google Protocol Messages can contain message extensions that can be parsed if
 * the appropriate configuration has been registered in the {@code ExtensionRegistry}.
 *
 * This interface provides a facility to populate the {@code ExtensionRegistry}.
 *
 * @author Alex Antonov
 * @since 4.1
 * @see <a href="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/reference/java/com/google/protobuf/ExtensionRegistry">
 *     com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry</a>
 */
public interface ExtensionRegistryInitializer {

	/**
	 * Initializes the {@code ExtensionRegistry} with Protocol Message extensions
	 * @param registry the registry to populate
	 */
    void initializeExtensionRegistry(ExtensionRegistry registry);

}
