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package com.cognifide.slice.mapper.api;
import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;
/**
* Mapper is an object that provides an abstract interface to content repository, providing some specific
* operations without exposing details of the repository. It provides a mapping from application calls to the
* persistence layer. This isolation separates the concerns of what data accesses the application needs, in
* terms of domain-specific objects and data types (the public interface of the Mapper), and how these can be
* satisfied with a repository (the implementation of the Mapper).
*/
@ProviderType
public interface Mapper {
/**
* Maps specified resource to specified object
*
* @param resource resource representing repository node, cannot be null
* @param object an empty object to be mapped
* @param class of the object to be mapped
* @return specified object with appropriate fields mapped from specified resource
*/
T get(Resource resource, T object);
}