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namespace Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Converters
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interface for entity converters.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IEntityConverter<TModel, TEntity> where TEntity : class
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new instance of <typeparamref name="TModel"/> based on information on <paramref name="entity"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="entity">The <see cref="TEntity"/> to convert.</param>
        /// <returns>A new instance of type <typeparamref name="TModel"/>.</returns>
        TModel ConvertEntityToModel(TEntity entity);

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts <paramref name="modelObject"/> to <paramref name="entity"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="modelObject">The <see cref="TModel"/> to convert.</param>
        /// <param name="entity">A reference to the <see cref="TEntity"/> to be saved.</param>
        void ConvertModelToEntity(TModel modelObject, TEntity entity);
    }
}