DtoProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.che.ide.dto;

/**
 * Provides implementation of DTO interface.
 *
 * @param <DTO>
 *         the type of DTO interface which implementation this provider provides
 * @author Artem Zatsarynnyi
 */
public interface DtoProvider<DTO> {
    /** Get type of interface which implementation this provider provides. */
    Class<? extends DTO> getImplClass();

    /** Provides implementation of DTO interface from the specified JSON string. */
    DTO fromJson(String json);

    /** Get new implementation of DTO interface. */
    DTO newInstance();
}