/*
 * Copyright 2019 Arcus Project
 *
 * 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
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
/**
 * 
 */
package com.iris.client.model;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

import com.iris.client.capability.Capability;

/**
 *
 */
public interface ModelFactory {

   /**
    * Turns a loosely typed map into a {@link Model}.  This is expected to
    * be a full object definition. 
    * @param attributes
    * @param types
    * @return
    */
   Model create(Map<String, Object> attributes, Collection<Class<? extends Capability>> types);
   
   <M extends Model> M create(Map<String, Object> attributes, Class<M> model);

   <M extends Model> M create(Map<String, Object> attributes, Class<M> model, Collection<Class<? extends Capability>> types);
}

