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package org.springframework.data.convert;

/**
 * Interface to read object from store specific sources.
 *
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 */
public interface EntityReader<T, S> {

	/**
	 * Reads the given source into the given type.
	 *
	 * @param type they type to convert the given source to.
	 * @param source the source to create an object of the given type from.
	 * @return
	 */
	<R extends T> R read(Class<R> type, S source);
}
