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package org.apache.openaz.pepapi;

/**
 * Container that holds <code>ObjectMapper</code> instances registered with the framework.
 */
public interface MapperRegistry {

    /**
     * Registers the provided ObjectMapper instance
     *
     * @param mapper
     */
    void registerMapper(ObjectMapper mapper);

    /**
     * Registers the provided ObjectMapper instances
     *
     * @param mappers
     */
    void registerMappers(Iterable<? extends ObjectMapper> mappers);

    /**
     * Returns the ObjectMapper instance registered for the given Class.
     *
     * @param clazz
     * @return an ObjectMapper instance
     * @throws org.apache.openaz.pepapi.PepException if no ObjectMapper could be found for class clazz;
     */
    ObjectMapper getMapper(Class<?> clazz);

}