JsonEntityWriterProvider.java

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 * Copyright 2013 Robotoworks Limited
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package com.robotoworks.mechanoid.net;

/**
 * <p>Provides {@link JsonEntityWriter} instances mapped to entity types.</p>
 *
 */
public interface JsonEntityWriterProvider {
	/**
	 * <p>Get a {@link JsonEntityWriter} mapped to the given entity type</p>
	 * @param entityType The entity type to look up the writer for
	 * @return A writer mapped to the given entity type
	 */
	<T, R extends JsonEntityWriter<T>> R get(Class<T> entityType);
}