//
//  RKPropertyMapping.h
//  RestKit
//
//  Created by Blake Watters on 8/27/12.
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@class RKObjectMapping;

/**
 `RKPropertyMapping` is an abstract class for describing the properties being mapped within an `RKObjectMapping` or `RKEntityMapping` object. It defines the common interface for its concrete subclasses `RKAttributeMapping` and `RKRelationshipMapping`. Each property mapping defines a single transformation from a source key path (often in the deserialized representation of a JSON or XML document) to a destination key path (typically on a target object).
 */
@interface RKPropertyMapping : NSObject <NSCopying>

///------------------------------------------
/// @name Accessing the Parent Object Mapping
///------------------------------------------

/**
 Returns the object mapping the receiver is added to.
 */
@property (nonatomic, weak, readonly) RKObjectMapping *objectMapping;

///-----------------------------------------------------
/// @name Accessing the Source and Destination Key Paths
///-----------------------------------------------------

/**
 A key path on the source object from which to get information that is to be mapped onto the destination object.
 */
@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) NSString *sourceKeyPath;

/**
 A key path on the destination object on which to set information that has been mapped from the source object.
 */
@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) NSString *destinationKeyPath;

///----------------------------------
/// @name Comparing Property Mappings
///----------------------------------

/**
 Compares the receiving property mapping to another property mapping.

 Two property mappings are equal if they are of the same type (i.e. an `RKAttributeMapping` or an `RKRelatiobshipMapping` object) and specify a mapping from the same source key path to the same destination key path.

 @param otherMapping The property mapping object with which to compare the receiver.
 @return `YES` if `otherMapping` specifies the same mapping as the receiver, otherwise `NO`.
 */
- (BOOL)isEqualToMapping:(RKPropertyMapping *)otherMapping;

@end