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package org.apache.axiom.core;

public final class Mappers {
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    private static final IdentityMapper IDENTITY = new IdentityMapper();
    
    private Mappers() {}
    
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <S,T extends S> Mapper<S,T> upcast() {
        // This is an optimization for the following type safe instruction:
        // return new IdentityMapper<S,T>();
        return IDENTITY;
    }
    
    public static <T> Mapper<T,T> identity() {
        return upcast();
    }
}