MappingProvider (PicketBox- Parent 5.1.0.Final API)

Type Parameters:

T -

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPrincipalMappingProvider, AbstractRolesMappingProvider, DatabaseRolesMappingProvider, DefaultAttributeMappingProvider, DeploymentRolesMappingProvider, DeploymentRoleToRolesMappingProvider, LdapAttributeMappingProvider, LdapRolesMappingProvider, OptionsRoleMappingProvider, PropertiesRolesMappingProvider, SimplePrincipalMappingProvider, SimpleRolesMappingProvider, SubjectCNMapper, SubjectDNMapper
```
public interface MappingProvider<T>
```
A provider with mapping functionality

Since:

Aug 24, 2006

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Anil Saldhana

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`init(Map<String,Object> options)`	Initialize the provider with the configured module options
`void`	`performMapping(Map<String,Object> map, T mappedObject)`	Map the passed object
`void`	`setMappingResult(MappingResult<T> result)`	Injected by the MappingContext
`boolean`	`supports(Class<?> p)`	Whether this mapping provider supports mapping T

- Method Detail
  - init
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void init(Map<String,Object> options)
```
    Initialize the provider with the configured module options
    
    Parameters:
    
    options -
  - performMapping
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void performMapping(Map<String,Object> map,
                    T mappedObject)
```
    Map the passed object
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - A read-only contextual map that can provide information to the provider
    
    mappedObject - an Object on which the mapping will be applied
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the mappedObject is not understood by the provider.
  - setMappingResult
```
void setMappingResult(MappingResult<T> result)
```
    Injected by the MappingContext
    
    Parameters:
    
    result -
  - supports
```
boolean supports(Class<?> p)
```
    Whether this mapping provider supports mapping T
    
    Parameters:
    
    t -
    
    Returns: