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package org.picketlink.config.idm.resolver;
/**
* Interface for resolve property value from configuration (usually XML configuration) to real property value, which will be used
* in IDM configuration.
*
* @author Marek Posolda
*/
public interface PropertyResolver {
/**
* Resolve property value from configuration (usually XML configuration) to real property value, which will be used
* in IDM configuration
*
* @param configurationValue object from XML configuration. Type of this object is usually {@link String} (for simple text value of XML property)
* @param propertyClass type of property to return
* @return real value of property, which will be used in IDM configuration
*/
V resolveProperty(Object configurationValue, Class propertyClass);
}