com.dnastack.bob.service.mapper.api

Interface Mapper<E,D>

Type Parameters:

E - entity type

D - dto type

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeaconMapper, BeaconResponseMapper, ChromosomeMapper, OrganizationMapper, QueryMapper, ReferenceMapper, UserMapper

public interface Mapper<E,D>
extends Serializable

Mapper of entities to their DTOs.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Miroslav Cupak (mirocupak@gmail.com)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<E>	mapDtosToEntities(Collection<D> ds) Maps a collection of DTOs to a collection of entities.
D	mapDtoToDto(D d) Clones a DTO to a new DTO.
E	mapDtoToEntity(D d) Maps a DTO to an entity.
Set<D>	mapEntitiesToDtos(Collection<E> es, boolean showInternal) Maps a collection of entities to a collection of DTOs.
D	mapEntityToDto(E e, boolean showInternal) Maps an entity to a DTO.
E	mapEntityToEntity(E e) Clones an entity to a new entity.

Method Detail

mapEntityToDto

D mapEntityToDto(E e,
                 boolean showInternal)

Maps an entity to a DTO.

Parameters:

e - entity

showInternal - true if internal fields should be included in the DTO, false otherwise

Returns:

dto

mapDtoToEntity

E mapDtoToEntity(D d)

Maps a DTO to an entity.

Parameters:

d - dto

Returns:

entity

mapEntityToEntity

E mapEntityToEntity(E e)

Clones an entity to a new entity.

Parameters:

e - entity

Returns:

entity

mapDtoToDto

D mapDtoToDto(D d)

Clones a DTO to a new DTO.

Parameters:

d - dto

Returns:

dto

mapEntitiesToDtos

Set<D> mapEntitiesToDtos(Collection<E> es,
                         boolean showInternal)

Maps a collection of entities to a collection of DTOs.

Parameters:

es - entities

showInternal - true if internal fields should be included in the DTO, false otherwise

Returns:

dtos

mapDtosToEntities

Set<E> mapDtosToEntities(Collection<D> ds)

Maps a collection of DTOs to a collection of entities.

Parameters:

ds - dtos

Returns:

entities