package com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Holds all mappings related to {@link TypeConverter}s
*/
public interface TypeConverterHolder {
/**
* Adds mapping for default type converters - application scoped
*
* @param className name of the class with associated converter
* @param typeConverter {@link TypeConverter} instance for associated class
*/
void addDefaultMapping(String className, TypeConverter typeConverter);
/**
* Checks if converter was already defined for given class
*
* @param className name of the class to check for
* @return true if default mapping was already specified
*/
boolean containsDefaultMapping(String className);
/**
* Returns instance of {@link TypeConverter} associated with given class
*
* @param className name of the class to return converter for
* @return instance of {@link TypeConverter} to be used to convert class
*/
TypeConverter getDefaultMapping(String className);
/**
* Target class conversion Mappings.
*
* @param clazz class to convert to/from
* @return {@link TypeConverter} for given class
*/
Map<String, Object> getMapping(Class clazz);
/**
* Assign mapping of converters for given class
*
* @param clazz class to convert to/from
* @param mapping property converters
*/
void addMapping(Class clazz, Map<String, Object> mapping);
/**
* Check if there is no mapping for given class to convert
*
* @param clazz class to convert to/from
* @return true if mapping couldn't be found
*/
boolean containsNoMapping(Class clazz);
/**
* Adds no mapping flag for give class
*
* @param clazz class to register missing converter
*/
void addNoMapping(Class clazz);
/**
* Checks if no mapping was defined for given class name
* FIXME lukaszlenart: maybe it should be merged with NoMapping
*
* @param className name of the class to check for
* @return true if converter was defined for given class name
*/
boolean containsUnknownMapping(String className);
/**
* Adds no converter flag for given class name
* FIXME lukaszlenart: maybe it should be merged with NoMapping
*
* @param className name of the class to mark there is no converter for it
*/
void addUnknownMapping(String className);
}