BlueprintTemplate.java

package com.tobedevoured.modelcitizen.template;

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/**
 * BlueprintTemplate used to access the target Model
 */
public interface BlueprintTemplate {

	public <T> T construct( Class<T> modelClass ) throws BlueprintTemplateException;

	/**
	 * Set value of Model. Returns Model.
	 *
	 * @param <T> type of Model
	 * @param model T
	 * @param property String
	 * @param value Object
	 * @return T model
	 * @throws BlueprintTemplateException fail to set value of Model
	 */
	public <T> T set(T model, String property, Object value ) throws BlueprintTemplateException;

	/**
	 * Get value of Model
	 *
	 * @param model Object
	 * @param property String
	 * @return Object
	 * @throws BlueprintTemplateException fail to get value of Model
	 */
	public Object get(Object model, String property ) throws BlueprintTemplateException;
}