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package org.springframework.batch.item.ldif;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.LdapAttributes;
/**
* This interface should be implemented to map {@link LdapAttributes LdapAttributes} objects to POJOs. The resulting
* implementations can be used in the {@link MappingLdifReader MappingLdifReader}.
*
* @author Keith Barlow
*
* @param <T> type the record will be mapped to
*/
public interface RecordMapper<T> {
/**
* Maps an {@link LdapAttributes LdapAttributes} object to the specified type.
*
* @param attributes attributes
* @return object of type T
*/
T mapRecord(LdapAttributes attributes);
}