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package org.springframework.autobuilds.ejbtest.dbutil.mapper;
/**
* Interface which defines a mapper factory
*
* @author colin sampaleanu
*/
public interface MapperFactory {
/**
* Returns an object implementing the root Mapper interface
* @return a Mapper instance
*/
Mapper getMapper();
/**
* Returns a mapper/DAO object implementing the specified interface.
*
* @param rootMapper the root mapper object
* @param mapperClass the interface of the specific mapper to return
* @return an instance of the specified mapper
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified mapper is not known to the factory
*/
Object getMapper(Class mapperClass) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}