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package org.onap.policy.models.base;

/**
 * Interface that provides conversion to and from authorative concepts for other concepts.
 *
 * @author Liam Fallon (liam.fallon@est.tech)
 *
 * @param T the type of the authorative concept
 */
public interface PfAuthorative<T> {
    /**
     * Create an instance of the authorative concept from the other concept.
     *
     * @return the authorative concept
     */
    public T toAuthorative();

    /**
     * Set an instance of the persist concept to the equivalent values as the other concept.
     */
    public void fromAuthorative(final T authorativeClass);

}