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013package org.apache.juneau.csv;
014
015import org.apache.juneau.*;
016
017/**
018 * Interface for providing access to {@link CsvClassMeta} and {@link CsvBeanPropertyMeta} objects.
019 *
020 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
021 * </ul>
022 */
023public interface CsvMetaProvider extends AnnotationProvider {
024
025   /**
026    * Returns the language-specific metadata on the specified class.
027    *
028    * @param cm The class to return the metadata on.
029    * @return The metadata.
030    */
031   CsvClassMeta getCsvClassMeta(ClassMeta<?> cm);
032
033   /**
034    * Returns the language-specific metadata on the specified bean property.
035    *
036    * @param bpm The bean property to return the metadata on.
037    * @return The metadata.
038    */
039   CsvBeanPropertyMeta getCsvBeanPropertyMeta(BeanPropertyMeta bpm);
040}