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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.web.mappings;

import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;

A MappingDescriptionProvider provides a List of mapping descriptions via implementation-specific introspection of an application context. 
Author:
Andy Wilkinson
Since:
2.0.0/**
 * A {@link MappingDescriptionProvider} provides a {@link List} of mapping descriptions
 * via implementation-specific introspection of an application context.
 *
 * @author Andy Wilkinson
 * @since 2.0.0
 */
public interface MappingDescriptionProvider {

	
Returns the name of the mappings described by this provider.
Returns:
the name of the mappings/**
	 * Returns the name of the mappings described by this provider.
	 * @return the name of the mappings
	 */
	String getMappingName();

	
Produce the descriptions of the mappings identified by this provider in the given context. 
Params:
context – the application context to introspect
Returns:
the mapping descriptions/**
	 * Produce the descriptions of the mappings identified by this provider in the given
	 * {@code context}.
	 * @param context the application context to introspect
	 * @return the mapping descriptions
	 */
	Object describeMappings(ApplicationContext context);

}