1 /* 2 * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 package org.springframework.binding.mapping; 17 18 /** 19 * A context object with two main responsibities: 20 * <ol> 21 * <ul>Exposing information to a mapper to influence 22 * a mapping attempt. 23 * <ul>Providing operations for recording progress or 24 * errors during the mapping process. 25 * </ol> 26 * Empty for now; subclasses may define their own custom context behavior 27 * accessible by a mapper with a downcast. 28 * 29 * @author Keith Donald 30 */ 31 public interface MappingContext { 32 33 } 34