src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/service/BeanToDTOConverter.java

   1 /**
   2 * Copyright (C) 2020 EDIT
   3 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
   4 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
   5 *
   6 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
   7 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
   8 */
   9 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.service;
  10
  11 import com.vaadin.data.util.BeanItemContainer;
  12
  13 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.CdmBase;
  14
  15 /**
  16  * Interface for classes converting {@link CdmBase) beans into DTO classes.
  17  * <p>
  18  * This interface is meant to be used in the context of {@link BeanItemContainer}s,
  19  *
  20  * @author a.kohlbecker
  21  * @since Sep 21, 2020
  22  */
  23 public interface BeanToDTOConverter<CDM extends CdmBase, DTO extends Object> {
  24
  25     public DTO toDTO(CDM bean);
  26
  27     /**
  28      * @return
  29      */
  30     public Class<DTO> getDTOType();
  31
  32 }