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package org.springframework.data.convert;

import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Interface to define strategies how to store type information in a store specific sink or source.
Author:
Oliver Gierke/**
 * Interface to define strategies how to store type information in a store specific sink or source.
 *
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 */
public interface TypeMapper<S> {

	
Reads the TypeInformation from the given source. 
Params:
source – must not be null.
Returns:
/**
	 * Reads the {@link TypeInformation} from the given source.
	 *
	 * @param source must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	@Nullable
	TypeInformation<?> readType(S source);

	
Returns the TypeInformation from the given source if it is a more concrete type than the given default one. 
Params:
source – must not be null.
defaultType – must not be null.
Returns:
/**
	 * Returns the {@link TypeInformation} from the given source if it is a more concrete type than the given default one.
	 *
	 * @param source must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param defaultType must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	<T> TypeInformation<? extends T> readType(S source, TypeInformation<T> defaultType);

	
Writes type information for the given type into the given sink.
Params:
type – must not be null.
dbObject – must not be null./**
	 * Writes type information for the given type into the given sink.
	 *
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param dbObject must not be {@literal null}.
	 */
	void writeType(Class<?> type, S dbObject);

	
Writes type information for the given TypeInformation into the given sink. 
Params:
type – must not be null.
dbObject – must not be null./**
	 * Writes type information for the given {@link TypeInformation} into the given sink.
	 *
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param dbObject must not be {@literal null}.
	 */
	void writeType(TypeInformation<?> type, S dbObject);
}