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  package com.datastax.oss.driver.api.mapper.result;
  
  /**
   * Provides the custom mapper result types that will be used in an application.
   *
   * <p>This class is loaded with the Java Service Provider Interface mechanism, you must reference it
   * via a service descriptor: create a file {@code
   * META-INF/services/com.datastax.oss.driver.api.mapper.result.MapperResultProducerService}, with
   * one or more lines, each referencing the name of an implementing class.
   */
  public interface MapperResultProducerService {
  
    /**
     * Returns the producers provided by this service.
     *
     * <p>Note that order matters, the producers will be tried from left to right until one matches.
     * If there is some overlap between your producers' {@link MapperResultProducer#canProduce
     * canProduce()} implementations, put the most specific ones first.
     */
    Iterable<MapperResultProducer> getProducers();
  }
  