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package com.savoirtech.hecate.pojo.convert;

import com.datastax.driver.core.DataType;

public interface Converter {
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// Other Methods
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    /**
     * Returns the {@link DataType} to be used by this converter
     * @return the data type
     */
    DataType getDataType();

    /**
     * Returns the Java value type used by this converter.
     * @return the value type
     */
    Class<?> getValueType();

    /**
     * Converts a facet value to a column value.
     * @param value the facet value
     * @return the corresponding column value
     */
    Object toColumnValue(Object value);

    /**
     * Converts a column value to a facet value.
     * @param value the column value
     * @return the corresponding facet value
     */
    Object toFacetValue(Object value);
}
