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package com.alibaba.citrus.service.mappingrule;

/**
 * 将一个名称映射到另一个名称的服务。
 * <p>
 * 在webx中，需要将模板名转换成相应的module类名或layout模板名等。
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * <code>MappingRuleService</code>提供了一个可扩展的通用方法来定义这些转换规则。
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Michael Zhou
 */
public interface MappingRuleService {
    /**
     * 将指定名称映射成指定类型的名称。
     * <p>
     * 假如<code>ruleType</code>不存在，则抛出异常。
     * </p>
     */
    String getMappedName(String ruleType, String name) throws MappingRuleNotFoundException, MappingRuleException;
}