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package org.glassfish.jersey.server.internal.inject;

import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;

Provider that converts the values of an entry of a given name from the supplied multivalued map into an object of a custom Java type. 
Author:
Paul Sandoz, Marek Potociar/**
 * Provider that converts the values of an entry of a given {@link #getName() name}
 * from the supplied {@link MultivaluedMap multivalued map} into an object of a custom
 * Java type.
 *
 * @author Paul Sandoz
 * @author Marek Potociar
 */
public interface MultivaluedParameterExtractor<T> {

    
Name of the parameter (map key) to be extracted from the supplied multivalued map. 
Returns:
name of the extracted parameter./**
     * Name of the parameter (map key) to be extracted from the supplied
     * {@link MultivaluedMap multivalued map}.
     *
     * @return name of the extracted parameter.
     */
    String getName();

    
Default entry value (string) that will be used in case the entry is not present in the supplied multivalued map. 
Returns:
default (back-up) map entry value./**
     * Default entry value (string) that will be used in case the entry
     * is not present in the supplied {@link MultivaluedMap multivalued map}.
     *
     * @return default (back-up) map entry value.
     */
    String getDefaultValueString();

    
Extract the map entry identified by a name (and using the configured default value) from the supplied multivalued map. 
Params:
parameters – multivalued parameter map.
Returns:
custom Java type instance representing the extracted multivalued
        map entry./**
     * Extract the map entry identified by a {@link #getName() name} (and using
     * the configured {@link #getDefaultValueString() default value}) from
     * the supplied {@link MultivaluedMap multivalued map}.
     *
     * @param parameters multivalued parameter map.
     * @return custom Java type instance representing the extracted multivalued
     *         map entry.
     */
    T extract(MultivaluedMap<String, String> parameters);
}