MetadataBuilderContributor (Hibernate Javadocs)

```
@Deprecated(forRemoval=true)
public interface MetadataBuilderContributor
```
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Use settings, TypeContributor, FunctionContributor or AdditionalMappingContributor instead depending on need

A bootstrap process hook for contributing settings to MetadataBuilder.
Generally this is used from JPA bootstrapping where MetadataBuilder is not accessible.
Implementations can be discovered. For historical reasons, an implementation can also be named using the "hibernate.metadata_builder_contributor" setting, though discovery should be preferred.

Since:

5.3

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`contribute(MetadataBuilder metadataBuilder)`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Perform the process of contributing to the `MetadataBuilder`.

- Method Detail
  - contribute
```
void contribute(MetadataBuilder metadataBuilder)
```
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    
    Perform the process of contributing to the MetadataBuilder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metadataBuilder - The MetadataBuilder, to which to contribute.