Adapter.java

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package org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.definition.adapter;

/**
 * Adapters provide a way to bind a given domain object of any class with the app-specific domain model .
 */
public interface Adapter {

    /**
     * Check if the adapter instance supports the pojo's given type.
     */
    boolean accepts(final Class<?> type);

    /**
     * Returns if the adapter targets Java POJO domain classes or targets other kind of soft models.
     */
    boolean isPojoModel();
}