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025 * $Id: AttributeMapper.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:17 qcheng Exp $
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027 */
028
029package com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.idpp.plugin;
030
031/**
032 * Class <code>AttributeMapper</code> is an interface for mapping a
033 * between a Personal Profile Attribute to an LDAP Attribute.
034 * @supported.all.api 
035 */
036public interface AttributeMapper {
037
038    /**
039     * Gets the DS attribute for the PP attribute.
040     * @param ppAttribute PP attribute
041     * @return String LDAP Attribute
042     */
043    public String getDSAttribute(String ppAttribute);
044}