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package io.spine.server.entity.storage;

import java.util.function.Function;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

/**
 * A persistence strategy of an entity {@linkplain Column column}.
 *
 * <p>The {@link #apply(Object)} method generally does not accept {@code null}s and must not return
 * {@code null}, the only exception is {@link PersistenceStrategyOfNull}.
 */
public interface PersistenceStrategy<T, R> extends Function<T, R> {

    /**
     * The shortcut...
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // The object is implied to be of type`T`.
    default R applyTo(Object object) {
        checkNotNull(object);
        T value = (T) object;
        return apply(value);
    }

    static <T> PersistenceStrategy<T, T> identity() {
        return new Identity<>();
    }

    final class Identity<T> implements PersistenceStrategy<T, T> {

        @Override
        public T apply(T t) {
            return t;
        }
    }
}

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