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package org.apache.syncope.core.provisioning.api.data;

import java.util.List;
import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.to.AnyTO;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.Any;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.PlainAttrValue;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.resource.MappingItem;

/**
 * Transforms values to be propagated to (or pulling from) external resources right before they leave (or enter)
 * the Syncope internal storage.
 *
 * These transformations are not applied to virtual attribute values.
 */
public interface MappingItemTransformer {

    /**
     * Invoked while preparing attribute values to be sent out to external resource during propagation.
     *
     * @param mappingItem mapping item
     * @param any any object
     * @param values original values
     * @return transformed values
     */
    List<PlainAttrValue> beforePropagation(
            MappingItem mappingItem,
            Any<?> any,
            List<PlainAttrValue> values);

    /**
     * Invoked while reading attribute values from external resource during pull.
     *
     * @param mappingItem mapping item
     * @param anyTO any object
     * @param values original values
     * @return transformed values
     */
    List<Object> beforePull(
            MappingItem mappingItem,
            AnyTO anyTO,
            List<Object> values);
}