1 package org.apache.archiva.common;
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21 * Interface that returns a given DTO mapper.
23 * @author Martin Schreier <martin_s@apache.org>
25 * @param <SB> The base source type for the model mapper
26 * @param <TB> The base target type for the model mapper
28 public interface ModelMapperFactory<SB,TB>
31 * Returns a mapper for the given source and target type. If no mapper is registered for this combination,
32 * it will throw a {@link IllegalArgumentException}
33 * @param sourceType the source type for the mapping
34 * @param targetType the destination type
35 * @param <S> source type
36 * @param <T> destination type
37 * @return the mapper instance
39 <S extends SB, T extends TB> ModelMapper<S, T> getMapper( Class<S> sourceType, Class<T> targetType ) throws IllegalArgumentException;