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package io.helidon.common.mapper.spi;

import java.util.Optional;

import io.helidon.common.GenericType;
import io.helidon.common.mapper.Mapper;

/**
 * Java Service loader service to get mappers.
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface MapperProvider {
    /**
     * Find a mapper that is capable of mapping from source to target classes.
     *
     * @param sourceClass class of the source
     * @param targetClass class of the target
     * @param  type of the source
     * @param  type of the target
     * @return a mapper that is capable of mapping (or converting) sources to targets
     */
     Optional> mapper(Class sourceClass, Class targetClass);

    /**
     * Find a mapper that is capable of mapping from source to target types.
     * This method supports mapping to/from types that contain generics.
     *
     * @param sourceType generic type of the source
     * @param targetType generic type of the target
     * @param  type of the source
     * @param  type of the target
     * @return a mapper that is capable of mapping (or converting) sources to targets
     */
    default  Optional> mapper(GenericType sourceType,
                                                           GenericType targetType) {
        return Optional.empty();
    }
}




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