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package org.springframework.data.convert;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import org.springframework.data.mapping.Alias;
import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
Interface to abstract the mapping from a type alias to the actual type.
Author: Oliver Gierke
/**
* Interface to abstract the mapping from a type alias to the actual type.
*
* @author Oliver Gierke
*/
public interface TypeInformationMapper {
Returns the actual TypeInformation
to be used for the given alias. Params: - alias – must not be null.
Returns:
/**
* Returns the actual {@link TypeInformation} to be used for the given alias.
*
* @param alias must not be {@literal null}.
* @return
*/
@Nullable
TypeInformation<?> resolveTypeFrom(Alias alias);
Returns the alias to be used for the given TypeInformation
. Params: - type – must not be null.
Returns:
/**
* Returns the alias to be used for the given {@link TypeInformation}.
*
* @param type must not be {@literal null}.
* @return
*/
Alias createAliasFor(TypeInformation<?> type);
}