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package org.stringtemplate.v4;

import org.stringtemplate.v4.misc.STNoSuchPropertyException;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * An object that knows how to convert property references to appropriate
 * actions on a model object. Some models, like JDBC, are interface based (we
 * aren't supposed to care about implementation classes). Some other models
 * don't follow StringTemplate's getter method naming convention. So, if we have
 * an object of type {@code M} with property method {@code M.foo()} (as opposed
 * to {@code M.getFoo()}), we can register a model adaptor object, {@code adap},
 * that converts a lookup for property {@code foo} into a call to
 * {@code M.foo()}.
 * <p>
 * Given {@code <a.foo>}, we look up {@code foo} via the adaptor if
 * {@code a instanceof M}.</p>
 */
public interface ModelAdaptor {
	/**
	 * Lookup property name in {@code o} and return its value.
	 * <p>
	 * {@code property} is normally a {@code String} but doesn't have to be.
	 * E.g., if {@code o} is {@link Map}, {@code property} could be
	 * any key type. If we need to convert to {@code String}, then it's done by
	 * {@code ST} and passed in here.</p>
	 */
	public Object getProperty(Interpreter interp, ST self, Object o, Object property, String propertyName)
		throws STNoSuchPropertyException;
}