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+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.hateoas;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for components that convert a domain type into an {@link ResourceSupport}.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public interface ResourceAssembler<T, D extends ResourceSupport> {
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts the given entity into an {@link ResourceSupport}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param entity
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	D toResource(T entity);
+}