/***
* Copyright (c) 2009 Caelum - www.caelum.com.br/opensource
* All rights reserved.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package br.com.caelum.vraptor.core;
import br.com.caelum.vraptor.Converter;
import br.com.caelum.vraptor.TwoWayConverter;
/**
* Represents a collection of converters.<br>
* Note: This interface will probably change in the near future to allow
* annotation support.
*
* @author Guilherme Silveira
*/
public interface Converters {
/**
* Extracts a converter for this specific type.
*
* @param type
* @param container
* @return
*/
<T> Converter<T> to(Class<T> type);
void register(Class<? extends Converter<?>> converterClass);
boolean existsFor(Class<?> type);
boolean existsTwoWayFor(Class<?> type);
TwoWayConverter<?> twoWayConverterFor(Class<?> type);
}