Mapper.java

package org.ff4j.mapper;

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/**
 * Mapping from Store to Java.
 *
 * @author Cedrick LUNVEN (@clunven)
 *
 * @param <JAVA_OBJ>
 *      current java Bean
 * @param <STORE_OBJ>
 *      target storeage bean
 */
public interface Mapper < JAVA_OBJ, STORE_OBJ > {
    
    /**
     * Convert object from store driver/client to FF4J framework Object.
     *
     * @param bean
     *      current bean
     * @return
     *      store object
     */
    STORE_OBJ toStore(JAVA_OBJ bean);
    
    /**
     * From DB to Java transformation.
     *
     * @param bean
     *      target bean
     * @return
     *      the JAVA BEAN
     */
    JAVA_OBJ fromStore(STORE_OBJ bean);

}