/*
* This code is distributed under The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv3)
* Please visit GNU site for LGPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
*
* Copyright Denis Pavlov 2009
* Web: http://www.genericdtoassembler.org
* SVN: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/geda-genericdto/code/trunk/
* SVN (mirror): http://geda-genericdto.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
*/
package com.inspiresoftware.lib.dto.geda.assembler.extension;
/**
* Data reader is an interface to allow dynamic classes to be built
* for invoking getter methods.
*
* @author Denis Pavlov
* @since 1.1.0
*
*/
public interface DataReader {
/**
* Invokes the correct getter.
*
* @param source the source object instance which getter is to be invoked
* @return data returned by getter.
*/
Object read(Object source);
/**
* @return return the class for this return type
*/
Class< ? > getReturnType();
}