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A tiny framework that makes it easy to write Test Data Builders in Java

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package com.natpryce.makeiteasy;

/**
 * Looks up property values.
 * 
 * @param  type type of object for which the properties apply.
 */
public interface PropertyLookup {
    /**
     *
     * @param property the property for which a value will be returned
     * @param defaultValue the default value to use if no value can be found
     * @param  the type of the value
     * @return the value for the given property, or defaultValue if no value can be found.
     */
     V valueOf(Property property, V defaultValue);
    
    /**
     *
     * @param property the property for which a value will be returned
     * @param defaultValueDonor an object that can provide the default value to use if no value can be found
     * @param  the type of the value
     * @return the value for the given property, or defaultValueDonor.value() if no value can be found.
     */
     V valueOf(Property property, Donor defaultValueDonor);
}