EntityInstantiator.java

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package org.springframework.data.convert;

import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.ParameterValueProvider;

/**
 * SPI to abstract strategies to create instances for {@link PersistentEntity}s.
 * 
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 */
public interface EntityInstantiator {

	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of the given entity using the given source to pull data from.
	 * 
	 * @param entity will not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param provider will not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	<T, E extends PersistentEntity<? extends T, P>, P extends PersistentProperty<P>> T createInstance(E entity,
			ParameterValueProvider<P> provider);
}