of a declarative inheritance hierarchy would prevent attributes
and configuration being correctly propagated from the base class
to the inheriting class.
fixes #3219 fixes #3240

subclass, the value returned by the descriptor is not available
because the superclass is already mapped with the InstrumentedAttribute,
until the subclass is mapped.  We add a setattr() to set up that
attribute so that the __mapper_args__ hook and possibly others
have access to the "cascaded" version of the attribute within
the call.

when using :class:`.AbstractConcreteBase` in conjunction with
a subclass that declares ``__abstract__``.
fixes #3185

that are now affixed to _MapperConfig
- declarative now creates column copies ahead of time
so that they are ready to go for a declared_attr
- overhaul of declared_attr; memoization, cascading modifier
- A relationship set up with :class:`.declared_attr` on
a :class:`.AbstractConcreteBase` base class will now be configured
on the abstract base mapping automatically, in addition to being
set up on descendant concrete classes as usual.
fixes #2670
- The :class:`.declared_attr` construct has newly improved
behaviors and features in conjunction with declarative.  The
decorated function will now have access to the final column
copies present on the local mixin when invoked, and will also
be invoked exactly once for each mapped class, the returned result
being memoized.   A new modifier :attr:`.declared_attr.cascading`
is added as well. fixes #3150
- the original plan for #3150 has been scaled back; by copying
mixin columns up front and memoizing, we don't actually need
the "map properties later" thing.
- full docs + migration notes

distinguished for when it was actually the value ``False``.
The ``__abstract__`` flag needs to acutally evaluate to a True
value at the level being tested.
fixes #3097

mapper is implicitly combining one of its column-based attributes
with that of the parent, where those columns normally don't necessarily
share the same value.  This is an extension of an existing check that
was added via :ticket:`1892`; however this new check emits only a
warning, instead of an exception, to allow for applications that may
be relying upon the existing behavior.
fixes #3042

mixin or abstract class when accessed, so that modifications made
to this dictionary by declarative itself won't conflict with that
of other mappings.  The dictionary is modified regarding the
``version_id_col`` and ``polymorphic_on`` arguments, replacing the
column within with the one that is officially mapped to the local
class/table. fixes #3062

Found using: https://github.com/intgr/topy

fully usable within declarative relationship configuration, as its
string classname would not be available in the registry of classnames
at mapper configuration time.   The class now explicitly adds itself
to the class regsitry, and additionally both :class:`.AbstractConcreteBase`
as well as :class:`.ConcreteBase` set themselves up *before* mappers
are configured within the :func:`.configure_mappers` setup, using
the new :meth:`.MapperEvents.before_configured` event. [ticket:2950]

- Added new :meth:`.MapperEvents.before_configured` event which allows
an event at the start of :func:`.configure_mappers`, as well
as ``__declare_first__()`` hook within declarative to complement
``__declare_last__()``.

- modified how after_configured is invoked; we just make a dispatch()
not actually connected to any mapper.  this makes it easier
to also invoke before_configured correctly.

- improved the ComparableEntity fixture to handle collections that are sets.