CsvDescriptorProvider.java

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package org.apache.wink.common.internal.providers.entity.csv;

import org.apache.wink.common.model.csv.CsvDeserializer;
import org.apache.wink.common.model.csv.CsvSerializer;

// TODO Eli this class should be removed from the SDK (replaced with the CSV providers)
/**
 * Defines a descriptor provider for the CsvRepresentation. The provider should
 * return two descriptors: <tt>CSVDeserializationDescriptor<String[]></tt> and
 * <tt>CSVSerializationDescriptor<String[]></tt>. In case the implementation
 * decides not to implement one of these methods, it should throw
 * <tt>java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException</tt>.
 * 
 * @see org.apache.wink.common.model.csv.representation.csv.CsvDeserializer
 * @see org.apache.wink.common.model.csv.representation.csv.CsvSerializer
 */
public interface CsvDescriptorProvider {

    /**
     * returns the descriptor that is responsible to deserialize data from the
     * CSV to data object if provider decides not to implement this method, it
     * must throw <tt>java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException</tt>
     * 
     * @return CSVDeserializationDescriptor<String[]>
     */
    CsvDeserializer getDeserializationDescriptor();

    /**
     * returns the descriptor that is responsible to serialize from data object
     * to the CSV if provider decides not to implement this method, it must
     * throw <tt>java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException</tt>
     * 
     * @return CSVSerializationDescriptor<String[]>
     */
    CsvSerializer getSerializationDescriptor();

}