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package org.springframework.data.querydsl.binding;
import java.util.Optional;
import com.querydsl.core.types.Path;
import com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate;
/**
* {@link OptionalValueBinding} creates a {@link Predicate} out of given {@link Path} and value. Used for specific
* parameter treatment in {@link QuerydslBindings}.
*
* @author Christoph Strobl
* @author Oliver Gierke
* @since 1.11
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface OptionalValueBinding<T extends Path<? extends S>, S> {
/**
* Returns the predicate to be applied to the given {@link Path} for the given value. The given value will be the
* first the first one provided for the given path and converted into the expected type.
*
* @param path {@link Path} to the property. Will not be {@literal null}.
* @param value the value that should be bound. Will not be {@literal null}.
* @return can be {@literal null}, in which case the binding will not be incorporated in the overall {@link Predicate}
* .
*/
Optional<Predicate> bind(T path, Optional<? extends S> value);
}