@NonNullApi

# Package org.springframework.data.mapping.context

Mapping context API and implementation base classes.

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Interface Summary
MappingContext<E extends PersistentEntity<?,P>,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>: This interface defines the overall context including all known PersistentEntity instances and methods to obtain instances on demand. it is used internally to establish associations between entities and also at runtime to obtain entities by name.

Class Summary
AbstractMappingContext<E extends MutablePersistentEntity<?,P>,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>: Base class to build mapping metadata and thus create instances of `PersistentEntity` and `PersistentProperty`.
MappingContextEvent<E extends PersistentEntity<?,P>,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>: Base implementation of an `ApplicationEvent` refering to a `PersistentEntity`.
PersistentEntities: Value object to access `PersistentEntity` instances managed by `MappingContext`s.

Exception Summary
InvalidPersistentPropertyPath: Exception to indicate a source path couldn't be resolved into a `PersistentPropertyPath` completely.

## Package org.springframework.data.mapping.context Description

Mapping context API and implementation base classes.