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package org.springframework.ldap.core;

import javax.naming.Binding;
import javax.naming.Name;
import javax.naming.NamingException;
import javax.naming.directory.SearchResult;

import org.springframework.ldap.core.support.AbstractContextMapper;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.support.DefaultDirObjectFactory;

/**
 * An interface used by LdapTemplate to map LDAP Contexts to beans. When a
 * DirObjectFactory is set on the ContextSource, the objects returned from
 * search and listBindings operations are automatically
 * transformed to DirContext objects (when using the {@link DefaultDirObjectFactory} -
 * which is typically the case, unless something else has been explicitly specified - you
 * get a {@link DirContextAdapter} object). This object will then be passed to the
 * ContextMapper implementation for transformation to the desired bean.
 * 
 * ContextMapper implementations are typically stateless and thus reusable; they are ideal
 * for implementing mapping logic in one place.
 * 
 * Alternatively, consider using an {@link AttributesMapper} in stead.
 *
 * @author Mattias Hellborg Arthursson
 * @see LdapTemplate#search(Name, String, ContextMapper)
 * @see LdapTemplate#listBindings(Name, ContextMapper)
 * @see LdapTemplate#lookup(Name, ContextMapper)
 * @see AttributesMapper
 * @see DefaultDirObjectFactory
 * @see DirContextAdapter
 * @see AbstractContextMapper
 */
public interface ContextMapper {

	/**
	 * Map a single LDAP Context to an object. The supplied Object ctx is the
	 * object from a single {@link SearchResult}, {@link Binding}, or a lookup operation.
	 * @param ctx the context to map to an object. Typically this will be a
	 * {@link DirContextAdapter} instance, unless a project specific
	 * DirObjectFactory has been specified on the ContextSource.
	 * @return an object built from the data in the context.
	 * @throws NamingException if an error occurs.
	 */
	T mapFromContext(Object ctx) throws NamingException;

}