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package org.jclouds.rest;

import java.util.Map;

import org.jclouds.http.HttpRequest;

/**
 * Builds the payload of a Post request.
 */
public interface MapBinder extends Binder {

   /**
    * creates and binds the POST payload to the request using parameters specified.
    * 
    * @see org.jclouds.rest.annotations.PayloadParam
    */
   <R extends HttpRequest> R bindToRequest(R request, Map<String, Object> postParams);
}