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/**
 *
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 *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
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package com.agfa.hap.sdo.mapper;

import java.util.Collection;

import com.agfa.hap.sdo.DataMapper;
import com.agfa.hap.sdo.Property;
import com.agfa.hap.sdo.SnapshotDefinition;

/**
 * Interface that allows property values to be accessed in a generic way from any instance.
 * Typically propertyaccessors will be registered in a sdo-propertyaccessors.properties file which is read by ExtendablePropertyAccessorBuilder
 * 
 * To allow for efficient retrieval, some properties are always accessed in bulk. A typical
 * example is a property for which a query needs to be made.
 * 
 * @author AMOCZ
 * 
 */
public interface PropertyAccessor {

	Object getValue(Object instance, Property property, DataMapper dataMapper);
	void setValue(Object instance, Property property, Object value, DataMapper dataMapper);

	boolean isBulkAccessor();
	Collection<?> getValues(Collection<?> instances, Property property, SnapshotDefinition def, DataMapper dataMapper);
}