ResolverParameterExtractor.java

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package com.byteslounge.cdi.resolver.extractor;

import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedParameter;

import com.byteslounge.cdi.extension.param.ResolverParameter;

/**
 * Determines the strategy used to fetch the value of a given property resolver method parameter
 * 
 * @author Gonçalo Marques
 * @since 1.1.0
 */
public interface ResolverParameterExtractor<T extends ResolverParameter<?>> {

    /**
     * Returns the resolver that will be used to extract a given property resolver method parameter
     * 
     * @param parameter
     *            The parameter type being checked
     * @return the resolver for the given parameter
     */
    T extract(AnnotatedParameter<?> parameter);

}