HSEARCH-1396 Enhancing configuration API to pass class bridge instances
HSEARCH-1396 Removing some raw type and deprecation warnings
HSEARCH-1396 Making sure that the same class bridge instance is not passed more than once to avoid conflicting parameterizations of the same bridge
Updating README and changelog in preparation for 4.4.0.Alpha2 release
[maven-release-plugin] prepare release 4.4.0.Alpha2
[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration