GalleryItemProvider.java

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package org.eurekastreams.server.service.actions.strategies.galleryitem;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;

import org.eurekastreams.commons.actions.context.PrincipalActionContext;
import org.eurekastreams.server.domain.GalleryItem;

/**
 * Creates and returns a gallery item.
 *
 * @param <T>
 *            the type of gallery item.
 */
public interface GalleryItemProvider<T extends GalleryItem>
{
    /**
     * Creates and returns a gallery item.
     *
     * @param inPrincipalActionContext
     *            the parameters that were passed into the action
     * @param inParams
     *            the parameters passed from the client
     * @return the gallery item
     */
    T provide(final PrincipalActionContext inPrincipalActionContext, final Map<String, Serializable> inParams);
}