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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.factory;

import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation;
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory;

/**
 * A structure of a factory that creates classes of the target type R for a certain source class of type P. Most
 * factories uses the NameMapper facility to configure the type of objects that should be returned.
 *
 * @param <P> generic type for the source type
 * @param <R> generic type for the target type.

 * @author Gerhard Petracek
 * @since 1.x.1
 */
@UsageInformation(UsageCategory.API)
public interface ClassMappingFactory<P, R>
{
    /**
     * Create an instance of the target type based on the source type.  An example is the
     * DefaultMetaDataTransformerFactory that creates a metaDataTransformer for a certain ValidationStrategy.
     *
     * @param source source type to be used.
     * @return target object.
     */
    R create(P source);
}
