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package org.acegisecurity.ldap;

import javax.naming.NamingException;
import javax.naming.directory.Attributes;


/**
 * A mapper for use with {@link LdapTemplate}. Creates a customized object from
 * a set of attributes retrieved from a directory entry.
 *
 * @author Luke Taylor
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface LdapEntryMapper {
    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

    Object mapAttributes(String dn, Attributes attributes)
        throws NamingException;
}
