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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.mapper; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.InvocationOrderSupport; | |
/** | |
* Interface for name mappers. | |
* A name mapper calculates a name of the resource which is linked to the given source. | |
* e.g. constraints are mapped to the corresponding | |
* {@link org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.validation.strategy.ValidationStrategy}. | |
* NameMappers have to be stateless. | |
* | |
* @author Gerhard Petracek | |
* @since 1.x.1 | |
*/ | |
@InvocationOrderSupport | |
@UsageInformation(UsageCategory.API) | |
public interface NameMapper<T> | |
{ | |
/** | |
* Returns the name of the target resource for the given source or null if the implementations isn't responsible | |
* to map the given instance. | |
* | |
* @param source Object for which the name must be created. | |
* @return name of the target resource or null if the source isn't supported. | |
*/ | |
String createName(T source); | |
} |