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/*
    Copyright 2014, Strategic Gains, Inc.

	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
	You may obtain a copy of the License at

		http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package com.strategicgains.hyperexpress;

import com.strategicgains.hyperexpress.domain.Resource;

/**
 * Strategy to create a Resource instance from an Object instance.
 * 
 * @author toddf
 * @since Apr 7, 2014
 */
public interface ResourceFactoryStrategy
{
	/**
	 * Create a concrete Resource, copying properties into the resource from the
	 * provided object.
	 *  
	 * @param object
	 * @return
	 */
	Resource createResource(Object object);

	/**
	 * Answer the concrete Resource implementation type.
	 * 
	 * @return the Class of the concrete Resource implementation this ResourceFactoryStrategy produces.
	 */
	Class getResourceType();
}