package org.kuali.student.common.assembly.transform;

 import org.kuali.student.common.assembly.data.Data;

 import org.kuali.student.common.assembly.data.Metadata;

 public interface DataBeanMapper {

         /**

          * Takes a DTO Bean and converts it to a Data map structure.

          * 

          * @param value The DTO Bean to convert to data map

          * @param metadata Metadata describing the dto bean

          * @return the converted bean object

          */

         public Data convertFromBean(Object value, Metadata metadata) throws Exception;

         /**

          * Takes a data map and converts it to the corresponding DTO Bean

          * 

          * @param data

          * @param clazz

          * @return

          */

         public Object convertFromData(Data data, Class<?> clazz, Metadata metadata) throws Exception;

 }