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package org.springframework.data.mapping.model;

import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

SPI for components to provide values for as PersistentProperty. 
Author:
Oliver Gierke, Mark Paluch/**
 * SPI for components to provide values for as {@link PersistentProperty}.
 *
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @author Mark Paluch
 */
public interface PropertyValueProvider<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> {

	
Returns a value for the given PersistentProperty. 
Params:
property – will never be null.
Returns:
/**
	 * Returns a value for the given {@link PersistentProperty}.
	 *
	 * @param property will never be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	@Nullable
	<T> T getPropertyValue(P property);
}