CassandraValueProvider.java

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package org.springframework.data.cassandra.convert;

import org.springframework.data.cassandra.mapping.CassandraPersistentProperty;
import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PropertyValueProvider;

/**
 * {@link PropertyValueProvider} for {@link CassandraPersistentProperty}. This {@link PropertyValueProvider} allows
 * querying whether the source contains a data source for {@link CassandraPersistentProperty} like a field or a column.
 *
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface CassandraValueProvider extends PropertyValueProvider<CassandraPersistentProperty> {

	/**
	 * Returns whether the underlying source contains a data source for the given {@link CassandraPersistentProperty}.
	 * 
	 * @param property must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return {@literal true} if the underlying source contains a data source for the given
	 *         {@link CassandraPersistentProperty}.
	 */
	boolean hasProperty(CassandraPersistentProperty property);
}