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package org.jboss.security.mapping;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* A provider with mapping functionality
* @author Anil Saldhana
* @version $Revision$
* @param
* @since Aug 24, 2006
*/
public interface MappingProvider
{
/**
* Initialize the provider with the configured module options
* @param options
*/
void init(Map options);
/**
* Map the passed object
* @param map A read-only contextual map that can provide information to the provider
* @param mappedObject an Object on which the mapping will be applied
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the mappedObject is not understood by the
* provider.
*/
void performMapping(Map map, T mappedObject);
/**
* Injected by the MappingContext
* @param result
*/
void setMappingResult(MappingResult result);
/**
* Whether this mapping provider supports
* mapping T
* @param t
* @return
*/
boolean supports(Class p);
}