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21 * Generic interface for mapping DTOs
23 * @author Martin Schreier <martin_s@apache.org>
25 public interface ModelMapper<S,T>
28 * Converts the source instance to a new instance of the target type.
29 * @param source the source instance
30 * @return a new instance of the target type
35 * Updates the target instance based on the source instance
36 * @param source the source instance
37 * @param target the target instance
39 void update( S source, T target );
43 * Converts the target instance back to the source type
44 * @param target the target instance
45 * @return a new instance of the source type
47 S reverseMap(T target);
50 * Updates the source instance based on the target instance
51 * @param target the target instance
52 * @param source the source instance
54 void reverseUpdate( T target, S source);
57 * Returns the class name of the source type
58 * @return the source type
60 Class<S> getSourceType();
63 * Returns the class name of the target type
64 * @return the target type
66 Class<T> getTargetType();
69 * Returns <code>true</code>, if the given type are the same or supertype of the mapping types.
76 <S, T> boolean supports( Class<S> sourceType, Class<T> targetType );