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package org.springframework.data.repository.query;
import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
/**
* Provides a way to access a centrally defined potentially shared {@link StandardEvaluationContext}.
*
* @author Thomas Darimont
* @author Oliver Gierke
* @author Christoph Strobl
* @since 1.9
*/
public interface EvaluationContextProvider {
/**
* Returns an {@link EvaluationContext} built using the given {@link Parameters} and parameter values.
*
* @param parameters the {@link Parameters} instance obtained from the query method the context is built for.
* @param parameterValues the values for the parameters.
* @return
*/
<T extends Parameters<?, ?>> EvaluationContext getEvaluationContext(T parameters, Object[] parameterValues);
}