// Copyright 2008 Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo

 //

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 //

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 package br.com.arsmachina.tapestrycrud.services;

 import java.io.Serializable;

 import br.com.arsmachina.tapestrycrud.encoder.Encoder;

 /**

  * Service that provides {@link Encoder}s.

  * 

  * @author Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo

  */

 public interface EncoderSource {

         /**

          * Returns the {@link Encoder} of a given type.

          * 

          * @param <T> a type.

          * @param <K> the type's primary key field type.

          * @param clasz a {@link Class}.

          * @return an {@link Encoder}.

          */

         <T, K extends Serializable> Encoder<T, K> get(Class<T> clasz);

 }