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package org.apache.cxf.sts.claims;

/**
 * This interface defines a pluggable way of mapping claims from a source realm to a target
 * realm.
 */
public interface ClaimsMapper {
    
    /**
     * Map a collection of claims in the source realm to the target realm
     * @param sourceRealm the source realm of the Principal
     * @param sourceClaims the claims collection in the source realm
     * @param targetRealm the target realm of the Principal
     * @return claims collection of the target realm
     */
    ProcessedClaimCollection mapClaims(String sourceRealm,
            ProcessedClaimCollection sourceClaims, String targetRealm, ClaimsParameters parameters);

}
