1 // Copyright 2008 Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
2 //
3 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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6 //
7 // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8 //
9 // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
10 // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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14
15 package br.com.arsmachina.tapestrycrud.services;
16
17 import java.io.Serializable;
18
19 import br.com.arsmachina.tapestrycrud.encoder.Encoder;
20
21
22 /**
23 * Service that provides {@link Encoder}s.
24 *
25 * @author Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
26 */
27 public interface EncoderSource {
28
29 /**
30 * Returns the {@link Encoder} of a given type.
31 *
32 * @param <T> a type.
33 * @param <K> the type's primary key field type.
34 * @param clasz a {@link Class}.
35 * @return an {@link Encoder}.
36 */
37 <T, K extends Serializable> Encoder<T, K> get(Class<T> clasz);
38
39 }