MapperFactory and MapperBuilder config API

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/Mapper.java

@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ public interface Mapper<S, T> {
 	 * @return the mapped target object
 	 * @throws MappingException if the mapping process failed
 	 */
-	Object map(S source, T target);
+	T map(S source, T target);
 	
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/ConverterMappingTargetFactory.java

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a mapping target by calling a converter.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ */
+final class ConverterMappingTargetFactory implements MappingTargetFactory {
+
+	private Converter converter;
+
+	public ConverterMappingTargetFactory(Converter converter) {
+		this.converter = converter;
+	}
+
+	public boolean supports(TypeDescriptor targetType) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public Object createTarget(Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
+		return this.converter.convert(source);
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/FieldToFieldMapping.java

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
+
+/**
+ * A mapping between a source field and a target field.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ */
+final class FieldToFieldMapping implements SpelMapping {
+
+	private final Expression sourceField;
+
+	private final Expression targetField;
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private final Converter converter;
+
+	public FieldToFieldMapping(Expression sourceField, Expression targetField, Converter<?, ?> converter) {
+		this.sourceField = sourceField;
+		this.targetField = targetField;
+		this.converter = converter;
+	}
+
+	public String getSourceField() {
+		return this.sourceField.getExpressionString();
+	}
+
+	public String getTargetField() {
+		return this.targetField.getExpressionString();
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void map(SpelMappingContext context) {
+		try {
+			Object value = context.getSourceFieldValue(this.sourceField);
+			if (this.converter != null) {
+				value = this.converter.convert(value);
+			}
+			context.setTargetFieldValue(this.targetField, value);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			context.addMappingFailure(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return getSourceField().hashCode() + getTargetField().hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (!(o instanceof FieldToFieldMapping)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		FieldToFieldMapping m = (FieldToFieldMapping) o;
+		return getSourceField().equals(m.getSourceField()) && getTargetField().equals(m.getTargetField());
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "[FieldToFieldMapping<" + getSourceField() + " -> " + getTargetField() + ">]";
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/FieldToMultiFieldMapping.java

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
+import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * A mapping between a source field and several target fields.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ */
+final class FieldToMultiFieldMapping implements SpelMapping {
+
+	private final Expression sourceField;
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private final Mapper targetFieldMapper;
+	
+	public FieldToMultiFieldMapping(Expression sourceField, Mapper<?, ?> targetFieldMapper) {
+		this.sourceField = sourceField;
+		this.targetFieldMapper = targetFieldMapper;
+	}
+
+	public String getSourceField() {
+		return this.sourceField.getExpressionString();
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void map(SpelMappingContext context) {
+		try {
+			Object value = context.getSourceFieldValue(this.sourceField);
+			this.targetFieldMapper.map(value, context.getTarget());
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			context.addMappingFailure(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return getSourceField().hashCode() + this.targetFieldMapper.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (!(o instanceof FieldToMultiFieldMapping)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		FieldToMultiFieldMapping m = (FieldToMultiFieldMapping) o;
+		return getSourceField().equals(m.getSourceField()) && this.targetFieldMapper.equals(m.targetFieldMapper);
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "[FieldToFieldMapping<" + getSourceField() + " -> " + this.targetFieldMapper + ">]";
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MappableTypeFactory.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
  * Call {@link #add(MappableType)} to register.
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public class MappableTypeFactory {
+class MappableTypeFactory {
 
 	private Set<MappableType<?>> mappableTypes = new LinkedHashSet<MappableType<?>>();
 

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MapperBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * A fluent interface for configuring a {@link Mapper} between a source type and a target type.
+ * To use, call one or more of the builder methods on this class, then {@link #getMapper()} to obtain the Mapper instance.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @param <S> the source type to map from
+ * @param <T> the target type to map to
+ * @see #setAutoMappingEnabled(boolean)
+ * @see #addMapping(String)
+ * @see #addMapping(String, Converter)
+ * @see #addMapping(String, Mapper)
+ * @see #addMapping(String, String)
+ * @see #addMapping(String, String, Converter)
+ * @see #addMapping(Mapper)
+ * @see #addConverter(Converter)
+ * @see #getMapper()
+ */
+public interface MapperBuilder<S, T> {
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets whether "auto mapping" is enabled.
+	 * When enabled, source and target fields with the same name will automatically be mapped unless an explicit mapping override has been registered.
+	 * Set to false to require explicit registration of all source-to-target mapping rules.
+	 * Default is enabled (true).
+	 * @param autoMappingEnabled auto mapping status
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> setAutoMappingEnabled(boolean autoMappingEnabled);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a mapping between a source field and a target field.
+	 * The source and target field names will be the same value.
+	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("order")</code> will register a mapping that maps between the <code>order</code> field on the source and the <code>order</code> field on the target.
+	 * This is a convenience method for calling {@link #addMapping(String, String)} with the same source and target value..
+	 * @param fieldExpression the field mapping expression
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String field);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a mapping between a source field and a target field that first converts the source field value using the provided Converter.
+	 * The source and target field expressions will be the same value.
+	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("order")</code> will register a mapping that maps between the <code>order</code> field on the source and the <code>order</code> field on the target.
+	 * This is a convenience method for calling {@link #addMapping(String, String, Converter)} with the same source and target value..
+	 * @param fieldExpression the field mapping expression
+	 * @param converter the converter that will convert the source field value before mapping the value to the target field
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String field, Converter<?, ?> converter);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a mapping between a source field and multiple target fields.
+	 * Use this method when you need to map a single source field value to multiple fields on the target.
+	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("name", firstAndLastNameMapper)</code> might register a mapping that maps the <code>name</code> field on the source to the <code>firstName</code> and <code>lastName</code> fields on the target.
+	 * The target field {@link Mapper} will be passed the value of the source field for its source and the target object T for its target.
+	 * @param field the source field expression
+	 * @param mapper the mapper of the target fields
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String field, Mapper<?, T> mapper);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a mapping between a source field and a target field.
+	 * Use this method when the name of the source field and the name of the target field are different.
+	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("order", "primaryOrder")</code> will register a mapping that maps between the <code>order</code> field on the source and the <code>primaryOrder</code> field on the target.
+	 * @param sourceFieldExpression the source field mapping expression
+	 * @param targetFieldExpression the target field mapping expression 
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String sourceField, String targetField);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a mapping between a source field and a target field that first converts the source field value using the provided Converter.
+	 * Use this method when the name of the source field and the name of the target field are different.
+	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("order", "primaryOrder")</code> will register a mapping that maps between the <code>order</code> field on the source and the <code>primaryOrder</code> field on the target.
+	 * @param sourceFieldExpression the source field mapping expression
+	 * @param targetFieldExpression the target field mapping expression 
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String sourceField, String targetField, Converter<?, ?> converter);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a mapping between multiple source fields and a single target field.
+	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping(dateAndTimeFieldsToDateTimeFieldMapper)</code> might register a mapping that maps the <code>date</code> and <code>time</code> fields on the source to the <code>dateTime</code> field on the target.
+	 * The provided {@link Mapper} will be passed the source object S for its source and the target object T for its target.
+	 * @param mapper the fields to field mapper
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(Mapper<S, T> mapper);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a Mapper that will be used to map between nested source and target fields of a specific sourceType/targetType pair.
+	 * The source and target field types are determined by introspecting the parameterized types on the Mapper generic interface.
+	 * The target instance that is mapped is constructed by calling its default constructor.
+	 * @param nestedMapper the nested mapper
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addNestedMapper(Mapper<?, ?> nestedMapper);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a Mapper that will be used to map between nested source and target fields of a specific sourceType/targetType pair.
+	 * The source and target field types are determined by introspecting the parameterized types on the Mapper generic interface.
+	 * The target instance that is mapped is constructed by calling the provided Converter.
+	 * @param nestedMapper the nested mapper
+	 * @param converter the target converter
+	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addNestedMapper(Mapper<?, ?> nestedMapper, Converter<?, ?> converter);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a custom type converter to use to convert between two mapped types.
+	 * The Converter may convert between simple types, such as Strings to Dates.
+	 * Alternatively, it may convert between complex types and initiate a recursive mapping operation between two object fields.
+	 * @see Converter
+	 * @see MappingConverter
+	 */
+	MapperBuilder<S, T> addConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the Mapper produced by this builder.
+	 * Call this method after instructing the builder.
+	 * @return the Mapper between S and T ready for use
+	 */
+	Mapper<S, T> getMapper();
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MapperFactory.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * Factory for creating general-purpose Mappers without depending on a concrete Mapper implementation class.
+ * @see #defaultMapper()
+ * @see #mapperBuilder()
+ * @see #mapperBuilder(Class, Class)
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ */
+public class MapperFactory {
+
+	private static final SpelMapper DEFAULT_MAPPER = new SpelMapper();
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the default Mapper instance suitable for mapping between most object types using "auto mapping" based on field names.
+	 * The Mapper returned is shared and immutable and should not be downcast & modified.
+	 * @return the default mapper
+	 */
+	public static Mapper<Object, Object> defaultMapper() {
+		return DEFAULT_MAPPER;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a builder for a new Mapper instance, allowing customization of object mapping policy.
+	 * @return the MapperBuilder
+	 */
+	public static MapperBuilder<Object, Object> mapperBuilder() {
+		return new SpelMapperBuilder<Object, Object>();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a builder for a new Mapper instance that maps between objects of sourceType and targetType.
+	 * Allows for customization of object mapping policy.
+	 * Use this method as an alterntative to {@link #mapperBuilder()} when you'd like more type-safety and validation when configuring and using the Mapper.
+	 * @return the MapperBuilder
+	 */
+	public static <S, T> MapperBuilder<S, T> mapperBuilder(Class<S> sourceType, Class<T> targetType) {
+		return new SpelMapperBuilder<S, T>(sourceType, targetType);
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/Mapping.java

@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.mapping.support;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterFactory;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConverterFactoryGenericConverter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConverterGenericConverter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConverter;
-import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
-import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
-import org.springframework.mapping.MappingFailure;
-
-/**
- * An individual mapping definition between two fields.
- * @author Keith Donald
- * @since 3.0
- */
-class Mapping implements MappingConfiguration {
-
-	private Expression source;
-
-	private Expression target;
-
-	private GenericConverter converter;
-
-	public Mapping(Expression source, Expression target) {
-		this.source = source;
-		this.target = target;
-	}
-
-	public String getSourceExpressionString() {
-		return this.source.getExpressionString();
-	}
-
-	public String getTargetExpressionString() {
-		return this.target.getExpressionString();
-	}
-
-	public MappingConfiguration setConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter) {
-		return setGenericConverter(new ConverterGenericConverter(converter));
-	}
-
-	public MappingConfiguration setConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?, ?> converter) {
-		return setGenericConverter(new ConverterFactoryGenericConverter(converter));
-	}
-
-	public MappingConfiguration setGenericConverter(GenericConverter converter) {
-		this.converter = converter;
-		return this;
-	}
-
-	public void map(EvaluationContext sourceContext, EvaluationContext targetContext,
-			Collection<MappingFailure> failures) {
-		try {
-			Object value = this.source.getValue(sourceContext);
-			if (this.converter != null) {
-				value = this.converter.convert(value, this.source.getValueTypeDescriptor(sourceContext), this.target
-						.getValueTypeDescriptor(targetContext));
-			}
-			this.target.setValue(targetContext, value);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			failures.add(new MappingFailure(e));
-		}
-	}
-
-	public int hashCode() {
-		return getSourceExpressionString().hashCode() + getTargetExpressionString().hashCode();
-	}
-
-	public boolean equals(Object o) {
-		if (!(o instanceof Mapping)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		Mapping m = (Mapping) o;
-		return getSourceExpressionString().equals(m.getSourceExpressionString())
-				&& getTargetExpressionString().equals(m.getTargetExpressionString());
-	}
-
-	public String toString() {
-		return "[Mapping<" + getSourceExpressionString() + " -> " + getTargetExpressionString() + ">]";
-	}
-
-	public void setExclude() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-	}
-
-}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MappingConfiguration.java

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.mapping.support;
-
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterFactory;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConverter;
-
-/**
- * A fluent API for configuring a mapping.
- * @see SpelMapper#addMapping(String)
- * @see SpelMapper#addMapping(String, String)
- * @author Keith Donald
- */
-public interface MappingConfiguration {
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the type converter to use during this mapping.
-	 * @param converter the converter
-	 * @return this, for call chaining
-	 */
-	MappingConfiguration setConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter);
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the type converter factory to use during this mapping.
-	 * @param converter the converter factory
-	 * @return this, for call chaining
-	 */
-	MappingConfiguration setConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?, ?> converterFactory);
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the generic converter to use during this mapping.
-	 * A generic converter allows access to source and target field type descriptors.
-	 * These descriptors provide additional context that can be used during type conversion.
-	 * @param converter the generic converter
-	 * @return this, for call chaining
-	 */
-	MappingConfiguration setGenericConverter(GenericConverter converter);
-
-	/**
-	 * Configures that this mapping should be excluded (ignored and not executed).
-	 */
-	void setExclude();
-
-}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MappingContextHolder.java

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.NamedThreadLocal;
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @see SpelMapper#map(Object, Object)
  */
-public abstract class MappingContextHolder {
+abstract class MappingContextHolder {
 
 	private static final ThreadLocal<Stack<Object>> mappingContextHolder = new NamedThreadLocal<Stack<Object>>(
 			"Mapping context");

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MappingConverter.java

@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
  * The default MapperTargetFactory instantiates a target by calling its default constructor.
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public final class MappingConverter implements GenericConverter {
+final class MappingConverter implements GenericConverter {
 
-	private Mapper mapper;
+	private final Mapper mapper;
 
-	private MappingTargetFactory mappingTargetFactory;
+	private final MappingTargetFactory mappingTargetFactory;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new Converter that delegates to the mapper to complete the type conversion process.

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MappingTargetFactory.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
  * @see MappingConverter
  * @see Mapper#map(Object, Object)
  */
-public interface MappingTargetFactory {
+interface MappingTargetFactory {
 
 	/**
 	 * Does this factory support creating mapping targets of the specified type

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MultiFieldToFieldMapping.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * A mapping between several source fields and a target field.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ */
+final class MultiFieldToFieldMapping implements SpelMapping {
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private final Mapper multiFieldMapper;
+
+	public MultiFieldToFieldMapping(Mapper<?, ?> multiFieldMapper) {
+		this.multiFieldMapper = multiFieldMapper;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void map(SpelMappingContext context) {
+		try {
+			this.multiFieldMapper.map(context.getSource(), context.getTarget());
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			context.addMappingFailure(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.multiFieldMapper.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		if (!(o instanceof MultiFieldToFieldMapping)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		MultiFieldToFieldMapping m = (MultiFieldToFieldMapping) o;
+		return this.multiFieldMapper.equals(m.multiFieldMapper);
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "[MultiFieldToFieldMapping<" + this.multiFieldMapper + ">]";
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapper.java

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ package org.springframework.mapping.support;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -33,28 +31,19 @@ import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParserConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
-import org.springframework.mapping.MappingException;
-import org.springframework.mapping.MappingFailure;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * A general-purpose object mapper implementation based on the Spring Expression Language (SpEL).
  * @author Keith Donald 
- * @see #setAutoMappingEnabled(boolean)
- * @see #setMappableTypeFactory(MappableTypeFactory)
- * @see #addMapping(String)
- * @see #addMapping(String, String)
- * @see #addNestedMapper(Mapper)
- * @see #addNestedMapper(Mapper, MappingTargetFactory)
- * @see #getConverterRegistry()
  */
-public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
+final class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(SpelMapper.class);
 
-	private static final SpelExpressionParser sourceExpressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser();
+	private final SpelExpressionParser sourceExpressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 
-	private static final SpelExpressionParser targetExpressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser(
+	private final SpelExpressionParser targetExpressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser(
 			SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.CreateObjectIfAttemptToReferenceNull
 					| SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize);
 
@@ -66,63 +55,35 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 
 	private MappingConversionService conversionService = new MappingConversionService();
 
-	/**
-	 * Sets whether "auto mapping" is enabled.
-	 * When enabled, source and target fields with the same name will automatically be mapped unless an explicit mapping override has been registered.
-	 * Set to false to require explicit registration of all source-to-target mapping rules.
-	 * Default is enabled (true).
-	 * @param autoMappingEnabled auto mapping status
-	 */
+	public SpelMapper() {
+
+	}
+
+	public SpelMapper(Class sourceType, Class targetType) {
+		// TODO - addMapping assertions based on specified sourceType and targetType
+	}
+
 	public void setAutoMappingEnabled(boolean autoMappingEnabled) {
 		this.autoMappingEnabled = autoMappingEnabled;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Sets the factory for {@link MappableType mappable types} supported by this mapper.
-	 * Default is {@link DefaultMappableTypeFactory}.
-	 * @param mappableTypeFactory the mappableTypeFactory
-	 */
 	public void setMappableTypeFactory(MappableTypeFactory mappableTypeFactory) {
 		this.mappableTypeFactory = mappableTypeFactory;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Register a field mapping.
-	 * The source and target field expressions will be the same value.
-	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("order")</code> will register a mapping that maps between the <code>order</code> field on the source and the <code>order</code> field on the target.
-	 * This is a convenience method for calling {@link #addMapping(String, String)} with the same source and target value..
-	 * @param fieldExpression the field mapping expression
-	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
-	 */
-	public MappingConfiguration addMapping(String fieldExpression) {
-		return addMapping(fieldExpression, fieldExpression);
+	public void addMapping(String sourceFieldExpression, String targetFieldExpression, Converter<?, ?> converter) {
+		Expression sourceField = parseSourceField(sourceFieldExpression);
+		Expression targetField = parseTargetField(targetFieldExpression);
+		FieldToFieldMapping mapping = new FieldToFieldMapping(sourceField, targetField, converter);
+		this.mappings.add(mapping);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Register a mapping between a source and target field.
-	 * For example, calling <code>addMapping("order", "primaryOrder")</code> will register a mapping that maps between the <code>order</code> field on the source and the <code>primaryOrder</code> field on the target.
-	 * @param sourceFieldExpression the source field mapping expression
-	 * @param targetFieldExpression the target field mapping expression 
-	 * @return this, for configuring additional field mapping options fluently
-	 */
-	public MappingConfiguration addMapping(String sourceFieldExpression, String targetFieldExpression) {
-		Expression sourceExp;
-		try {
-			sourceExp = sourceExpressionParser.parseExpression(sourceFieldExpression);
-		} catch (ParseException e) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("The mapping source '" + sourceFieldExpression
-					+ "' is not a parseable value expression", e);
-		}
-		Expression targetExp;
-		try {
-			targetExp = targetExpressionParser.parseExpression(targetFieldExpression);
-		} catch (ParseException e) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("The mapping target '" + targetFieldExpression
-					+ "' is not a parseable property expression", e);
-		}
-		SpelMapping mapping = new SpelMapping(sourceExp, targetExp);
-		this.mappings.add(mapping);
-		return mapping;
+	public void addMapping(String field, Mapper mapper) {
+		this.mappings.add(new FieldToMultiFieldMapping(parseSourceField(field), mapper));
+	}
+
+	public void addMapping(Mapper mapper) {
+		this.mappings.add(new MultiFieldToFieldMapping(mapper));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -174,13 +135,6 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 				targetFactory));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Return this mapper's internal converter registry.
-	 * Allows for registration of simple type Converters in addition to MapperConverters that map entire nested object structures using a Mapper.
-	 * To register the latter, consider using one of the {@link #addNestedMapper(Mapper) addNestedMapper} variants.
-	 * @see Converter
-	 * @see MappingConverter
-	 */
 	public ConverterRegistry getConverterRegistry() {
 		return conversionService;
 	}
@@ -192,17 +146,21 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 			MappingContextHolder.push(source);
 			EvaluationContext sourceContext = getEvaluationContext(source);
 			EvaluationContext targetContext = getEvaluationContext(target);
-			List<MappingFailure> failures = new LinkedList<MappingFailure>();
+			SpelMappingContext context = new SpelMappingContext(sourceContext, targetContext);
 			for (SpelMapping mapping : this.mappings) {
-				doMap(mapping, sourceContext, targetContext, failures);
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug(MappingContextHolder.getLevel() + mapping);
+				}
+				mapping.map(context);
 			}
-			Set<SpelMapping> autoMappings = getAutoMappings(sourceContext, targetContext);
+			Set<FieldToFieldMapping> autoMappings = getAutoMappings(sourceContext, targetContext);
 			for (SpelMapping mapping : autoMappings) {
-				doMap(mapping, sourceContext, targetContext, failures);
-			}
-			if (!failures.isEmpty()) {
-				throw new MappingException(failures);
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug(MappingContextHolder.getLevel() + mapping + " (auto)");
+				}
+				mapping.map(context);
 			}
+			context.handleFailures();
 			return target;
 		} finally {
 			MappingContextHolder.pop();
@@ -211,6 +169,28 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 
 	// internal helpers
 
+	private Expression parseSourceField(String sourceFieldExpression) {
+		Expression sourceExp;
+		try {
+			sourceExp = sourceExpressionParser.parseExpression(sourceFieldExpression);
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("The mapping source '" + sourceFieldExpression
+					+ "' is not a parseable value expression", e);
+		}
+		return sourceExp;
+	}
+
+	private Expression parseTargetField(String targetFieldExpression) {
+		Expression targetExp;
+		try {
+			targetExp = targetExpressionParser.parseExpression(targetFieldExpression);
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("The mapping target '" + targetFieldExpression
+					+ "' is not a parseable property expression", e);
+		}
+		return targetExp;
+	}
+
 	private Class<?>[] getRequiredTypeInfo(Mapper<?, ?> mapper) {
 		return GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArguments(mapper.getClass(), Mapper.class);
 	}
@@ -219,17 +199,9 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 		return mappableTypeFactory.getMappableType(object).getEvaluationContext(object, this.conversionService);
 	}
 
-	private void doMap(SpelMapping mapping, EvaluationContext sourceContext, EvaluationContext targetContext,
-			List<MappingFailure> failures) {
-		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			logger.debug(MappingContextHolder.getLevel() + mapping);
-		}
-		mapping.map(sourceContext, targetContext, failures);
-	}
-
-	private Set<SpelMapping> getAutoMappings(EvaluationContext sourceContext, EvaluationContext targetContext) {
+	private Set<FieldToFieldMapping> getAutoMappings(EvaluationContext sourceContext, EvaluationContext targetContext) {
 		if (this.autoMappingEnabled) {
-			Set<SpelMapping> autoMappings = new LinkedHashSet<SpelMapping>();
+			Set<FieldToFieldMapping> autoMappings = new LinkedHashSet<FieldToFieldMapping>();
 			Set<String> sourceFields = getMappableFields(sourceContext.getRootObject().getValue());
 			for (String field : sourceFields) {
 				if (!explicitlyMapped(field)) {
@@ -249,7 +221,7 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 					}
 					try {
 						if (targetExpression.isWritable(targetContext)) {
-							autoMappings.add(new SpelMapping(sourceExpression, targetExpression));
+							autoMappings.add(new FieldToFieldMapping(sourceExpression, targetExpression, null));
 						}
 					} catch (EvaluationException e) {
 
@@ -268,11 +240,11 @@ public class SpelMapper implements Mapper<Object, Object> {
 
 	private boolean explicitlyMapped(String field) {
 		for (SpelMapping mapping : this.mappings) {
-			if (mapping.getSourceExpressionString().startsWith(field)) {
+			if (mapping instanceof FieldToFieldMapping
+					&& ((FieldToFieldMapping) mapping).getSourceField().startsWith(field)) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
-
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapperBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
+
+/**
+ * MapperBuilder that builds {@link SpelMapper} instances.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ */
+final class SpelMapperBuilder<S, T> implements MapperBuilder<S, T> {
+
+	private final SpelMapper mapper;
+
+	public SpelMapperBuilder() {
+		this.mapper = new SpelMapper();
+	}
+
+	public SpelMapperBuilder(Class<S> sourceType, Class<T> targetType) {
+		this.mapper = new SpelMapper(sourceType, targetType);
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> setAutoMappingEnabled(boolean autoMappingEnabled) {
+		this.mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(autoMappingEnabled);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String field) {
+		this.mapper.addMapping(field, field, null);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String field, Converter<?, ?> converter) {
+		this.mapper.addMapping(field, field, converter);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String field, Mapper<?, T> mapper) {
+		this.mapper.addMapping(field, mapper);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String sourceField, String targetField) {
+		this.mapper.addMapping(sourceField, targetField, null);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(String sourceField, String targetField, Converter<?, ?> converter) {
+		this.mapper.addMapping(sourceField, targetField, converter);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addMapping(Mapper<S, T> mapper) {
+		this.mapper.addMapping(mapper);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addNestedMapper(Mapper<?, ?> nestedMapper) {
+		this.mapper.addNestedMapper(nestedMapper);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addNestedMapper(Mapper<?, ?> nestedMapper, Converter<?, ?> converter) {
+		this.mapper.addNestedMapper(nestedMapper, new ConverterMappingTargetFactory(converter));
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public MapperBuilder<S, T> addConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter) {
+		this.mapper.getConverterRegistry().addConverter(converter);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public Mapper<S, T> getMapper() {
+		return (Mapper<S, T>) this.mapper;
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapping.java

@@ -15,97 +15,15 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.mapping.support;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterFactory;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConverterFactoryGenericConverter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConverterGenericConverter;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConverter;
-import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
-import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
-import org.springframework.mapping.MappingFailure;
-
 /**
- * An individual mapping definition between two fields.
+ * A single {@link SpelMapper} mapping.
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-class SpelMapping implements MappingConfiguration {
-
-	private Expression source;
-
-	private Expression target;
-
-	private GenericConverter converter;
-
-	private boolean exclude;
-
-	public SpelMapping(Expression source, Expression target) {
-		this.source = source;
-		this.target = target;
-	}
-
-	// implementing MappingConfiguration
-
-	public MappingConfiguration setConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter) {
-		return setGenericConverter(new ConverterGenericConverter(converter));
-	}
-
-	public MappingConfiguration setConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?, ?> converter) {
-		return setGenericConverter(new ConverterFactoryGenericConverter(converter));
-	}
-
-	public MappingConfiguration setGenericConverter(GenericConverter converter) {
-		this.converter = converter;
-		return this;
-	}
-
-	public void setExclude() {
-		this.exclude = true;
-	}
-
-	// public methods
-
-	public String getSourceExpressionString() {
-		return this.source.getExpressionString();
-	}
-
-	public String getTargetExpressionString() {
-		return this.target.getExpressionString();
-	}
-
-	public void map(EvaluationContext sourceContext, EvaluationContext targetContext,
-			Collection<MappingFailure> failures) {
-		if (exclude) {
-			return;
-		}
-		try {
-			Object value = this.source.getValue(sourceContext);
-			if (this.converter != null) {
-				value = this.converter.convert(value, this.source.getValueTypeDescriptor(sourceContext), this.target
-						.getValueTypeDescriptor(targetContext));
-			}
-			this.target.setValue(targetContext, value);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			failures.add(new MappingFailure(e));
-		}
-	}
-
-	public int hashCode() {
-		return getSourceExpressionString().hashCode() + getTargetExpressionString().hashCode();
-	}
-
-	public boolean equals(Object o) {
-		if (!(o instanceof SpelMapping)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		SpelMapping m = (SpelMapping) o;
-		return getSourceExpressionString().equals(m.getSourceExpressionString())
-				&& getTargetExpressionString().equals(m.getTargetExpressionString());
-	}
-
-	public String toString() {
-		return "[Mapping<" + getSourceExpressionString() + " -> " + getTargetExpressionString() + ">]";
-	}
+interface SpelMapping {
 
+	/**
+	 * Execute this mapping.
+	 * @param context the mapping context
+	 */
+	void map(SpelMappingContext context);
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMappingContext.java

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.mapping.support;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
+import org.springframework.mapping.MappingException;
+import org.springframework.mapping.MappingFailure;
+
+final class SpelMappingContext {
+
+	private final EvaluationContext sourceEvaluationContext;
+
+	private final EvaluationContext targetEvaluationContext;
+
+	private final List<MappingFailure> failures = new LinkedList<MappingFailure>();
+
+	public SpelMappingContext(EvaluationContext sourceEvaluationContext, EvaluationContext targetEvaluationContext) {
+		this.sourceEvaluationContext = sourceEvaluationContext;
+		this.targetEvaluationContext = targetEvaluationContext;
+	}
+
+	public Object getSource() {
+		return this.sourceEvaluationContext.getRootObject().getValue();
+	}
+	
+	public Object getTarget() {
+		return this.targetEvaluationContext.getRootObject().getValue();
+	}
+	
+	public Object getSourceFieldValue(Expression sourceField) {
+		return sourceField.getValue(this.sourceEvaluationContext);
+	}
+
+	public void setTargetFieldValue(Expression targetField, Object value) {
+		targetField.setValue(this.targetEvaluationContext, value);
+	}
+
+	public void addMappingFailure(Throwable cause) {
+		this.failures.add(new MappingFailure(cause));
+	}
+
+	public void handleFailures() {
+		if (!this.failures.isEmpty()) {
+			throw new MappingException(this.failures);
+		}
+	}
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/format/jodatime/DateTimeFormatter.java

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import org.springframework.ui.format.Formatter;
 public class DateTimeFormatter implements Formatter<DateTime> {
 
 	private org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter formatter;
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link DateTimeFormatter} for the given JodaTime formatting pattern.
 	 * @param pattern
-	 * @see DateTimeFormat
+	 * @see DateTimeFormat#forPattern(String)
 	 */
 	public DateTimeFormatter(String pattern) {
 		this.formatter = DateTimeFormat.forPattern(pattern);
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class DateTimeFormatter implements Formatter<DateTime> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link DateTimeFormatter} for the given JodaTime formatter.
+	 * @param formatter the Date Formatter instance
 	 */
 	public DateTimeFormatter(org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter formatter) {
 		this.formatter = formatter;

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/MappingTests.java

@@ -7,30 +7,27 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.joda.time.format.ISODateTimeFormat;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
-import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
-import org.springframework.expression.AccessException;
-import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
-import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
-import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeConverter;
 import org.springframework.mapping.Mapper;
 import org.springframework.mapping.MappingException;
-import org.w3c.dom.Element;
-import org.w3c.dom.NamedNodeMap;
 
-public class SpelMapperTests {
+public class MappingTests {
 
-	private SpelMapper mapper = new SpelMapper();
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaultMapper() {
+		EmployeeDto dto = new EmployeeDto();
+		dto.setFirstName("Keith");
+		dto.setLastName("Donald");
+		Employee emp = (Employee) MapperFactory.defaultMapper().map(dto, new Employee());
+		assertEquals("Keith", emp.getFirstName());
+		assertEquals("Donald", emp.getLastName());
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void mapAutomatic() {
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.map(source, target);
+		MapperFactory.defaultMapper().map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("Keith", target.name);
 		assertEquals(31, target.age);
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("name");
+		Mapper<Object, Object> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder().setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("name")
+				.getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("Keith", target.name);
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.addMapping("test", "age");
+		Mapper<Object, Object> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder().addMapping("test", "age").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("Keith", target.name);
@@ -88,29 +85,12 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.map(source, target);
+		MapperFactory.defaultMapper().map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("Keith", target.name);
 		assertEquals(31, target.age);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void mapAutomaticWithExclusions() {
-		Map<String, Object> source = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-		source.put("name", "Keith");
-		source.put("test", "3");
-		source.put("favoriteSport", "FOOTBALL");
-
-		Person target = new Person();
-
-		mapper.addMapping("test").setExclude();
-		mapper.map(source, target);
-
-		assertEquals("Keith", target.name);
-		assertEquals(0, target.age);
-		assertEquals(Sport.FOOTBALL, target.favoriteSport);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void mapSameSourceFieldToMultipleTargets() {
 		Map<String, Object> source = new HashMap<String, Object>();
@@ -118,8 +98,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.addMapping("test", "name");
-		mapper.addMapping("test", "favoriteSport");
+		Mapper<Object, Object> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder().addMapping("test", "name").addMapping("test",
+				"favoriteSport").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("FOOTBALL", target.name);
@@ -136,8 +116,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.addMapping("fullName", "name");
-		mapper.addMapping("sport", "favoriteSport");
+		Mapper<Object, Object> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder().addMapping("fullName", "name").addMapping(
+				"sport", "favoriteSport").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("Keith Donald", target.name);
@@ -155,7 +135,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.addMapping("nested.foo");
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class).addMapping(
+				"nested.foo").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("bar", target.nested.foo);
@@ -170,8 +151,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("nested");
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("nested").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("bar", target.nested.foo);
@@ -186,113 +167,155 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		SpelMapper nestedMapper = new SpelMapper();
-		nestedMapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		nestedMapper.addMapping("foo").setConverter(new Converter<String, String>() {
-			public String convert(String source) {
-				return source + " and baz";
-			}
-		});
-		mapper.addNestedMapper(NestedDto.class, Nested.class, nestedMapper);
+		Mapper<NestedDto, Nested> nestedMapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(NestedDto.class, Nested.class).addMapping(
+				"foo", new Converter<String, String>() {
+					public String convert(String source) {
+						return source + " and baz";
+					}
+				}).getMapper();
+
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("nested").addNestedMapper(nestedMapper).getMapper();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("nested");
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("bar and baz", target.nested.foo);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void mapBeanNestedCustomNestedMapperCustomMappingTargetFactory() {
+	public void mapBeanNestedCustomNestedMapperHandCoded() {
 		PersonDto source = new PersonDto();
-		final NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
+		NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
 		nested.foo = "bar";
 		source.setNested(nested);
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		SpelMapper nestedMapper = new SpelMapper();
-		nestedMapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		nestedMapper.addMapping("foo").setConverter(new Converter<String, String>() {
-			public String convert(String source) {
-				return source + " and baz";
-			}
-		});
-		mapper.addNestedMapper(NestedDto.class, Nested.class, nestedMapper, new MappingTargetFactory() {
-			public boolean supports(TypeDescriptor targetType) {
-				return true;
-			}
-			
-			public Object createTarget(Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
-				NestedDto nestedDto = (NestedDto) source;
-				assertEquals(nested, nestedDto);
-				return new Nested();
+		Mapper<NestedDto, Nested> nestedMapper = new Mapper<NestedDto, Nested>() {
+			public Nested map(NestedDto source, Nested target) {
+				target.setFoo(source.getFoo() + " and baz");
+				return target;
 			}
-		});
+		};
+
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("nested").addNestedMapper(nestedMapper).getMapper();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("nested");
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("bar and baz", target.nested.foo);
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
-	public void mapBeanNestedCustomNestedMapperHandCoded() {
+	public void mapBeanNestedCustomNestedMapperConverterAsTargetFactory() {
 		PersonDto source = new PersonDto();
-		NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
+		final NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
 		nested.foo = "bar";
 		source.setNested(nested);
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		Mapper<NestedDto, Nested> nestedMapper = new Mapper<NestedDto, Nested>() {
-			public Object map(NestedDto source, Nested target) {
-				target.foo = source.foo + " and baz";
-				return target;
-			}
+		Mapper<NestedDto, Nested> nestedMapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(NestedDto.class, Nested.class).addMapping(
+				"foo", new Converter<String, String>() {
+					public String convert(String source) {
+						return source + " and baz";
+					}
+				}).getMapper();
 
-		};
-		mapper.addNestedMapper(nestedMapper);
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("nested").addNestedMapper(nestedMapper,
+						new Converter<NestedDto, Nested>() {
+							public Nested convert(NestedDto source) {
+								assertEquals(nested, source);
+								return new Nested();
+							}
+						}).getMapper();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("nested");
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("bar and baz", target.nested.foo);
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void mapBeanNestedCustomConverterDelegatingToMapper() {
 		PersonDto source = new PersonDto();
-		NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
+		final NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
 		nested.foo = "bar";
 		source.setNested(nested);
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.getConverterRegistry().addConverter(new Converter<NestedDto, Nested>() {
-			public Nested convert(NestedDto source) {
-				// allows construction of target to be controlled by the converter
-				Nested nested = new Nested();
-				// mapping can do whatever, here we delegate to nested SpelMapper
-				SpelMapper nestedMapper = new SpelMapper();
-				nestedMapper.addMapping("foo").setConverter(new Converter<String, String>() {
-					public String convert(String source) {
-						return source + " and baz";
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("nested", new Converter<NestedDto, Nested>() {
+					public Nested convert(NestedDto source) {
+						Mapper<NestedDto, Nested> nestedMapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(NestedDto.class,
+								Nested.class).addMapping("foo", new Converter<String, String>() {
+							public String convert(String source) {
+								return source + " and baz";
+							}
+						}).getMapper();
+						return nestedMapper.map(source, new Nested());
 					}
-				});
-				return (Nested) nestedMapper.map(source, nested);
-			}
-		});
+				}).getMapper();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("nested");
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("bar and baz", target.nested.foo);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCustomMapper() {
+		Mapper<CreateAccountDto, Account> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(CreateAccountDto.class, Account.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false)
+				// field to field of different name
+				.addMapping("accountNumber", "number")
+				// field to multiple fields
+				.addMapping("name", new Mapper<String, Account>() {
+					public Account map(String name, Account account) {
+						String[] names = name.split(" ");
+						account.setFirstName(names[0]);
+						account.setLastName(names[1]);
+						return account;
+					}
+				})
+				// field to field with type conversion
+				.addMapping("address", new Converter<String, Address>() {
+					public Address convert(String address) {
+						String[] fields = address.split(" ");
+						Address addr = new Address();
+						addr.setStreet(fields[0]);
+						addr.setCity(fields[1]);
+						addr.setState(fields[2]);
+						addr.setZip(fields[3]);
+						return addr;
+					}
+				})
+				// multiple fields to field
+				.addMapping(new Mapper<CreateAccountDto, Account>() {
+					public Account map(CreateAccountDto source, Account target) {
+						DateTime dateTime = ISODateTimeFormat.dateTime().parseDateTime(
+								source.getActivationDate() + "T" + source.getActivationTime());
+						target.setActivationDateTime(dateTime);
+						return target;
+					}
+				}).getMapper();
+		CreateAccountDto dto = new CreateAccountDto();
+		dto.setAccountNumber("123456789");
+		dto.setName("Keith Donald");
+		dto.setActivationDate("2009-10-12");
+		dto.setActivationTime("12:00:00.000Z");
+		dto.setAddress("2009BelAireEstates PalmBay FL 35452");
+		Account account = mapper.map(dto, new Account());
+		assertEquals("Keith", account.getFirstName());
+		assertEquals("Donald", account.getLastName());
+		assertEquals("2009BelAireEstates", account.getAddress().getStreet());
+		assertEquals("PalmBay", account.getAddress().getCity());
+		assertEquals("FL", account.getAddress().getState());
+		assertEquals("35452", account.getAddress().getZip());
+		assertEquals(ISODateTimeFormat.dateTime().parseDateTime("2009-10-12T12:00:00.000Z"), account
+				.getActivationDateTime());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void mapList() {
 		PersonDto source = new PersonDto();
@@ -303,8 +326,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("sports", "favoriteSports");
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("sports", "favoriteSports").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals(Sport.FOOTBALL, target.favoriteSports.get(0));
@@ -321,8 +344,8 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("sports[0]", "favoriteSport");
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("sports[0]", "favoriteSport").getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals(Sport.FOOTBALL, target.favoriteSport);
@@ -339,13 +362,15 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
-		mapper.addMapping("friendRankings", "friendRankings");
-		mapper.getConverterRegistry().addConverter(new Converter<String, Person>() {
-			public Person convert(String source) {
-				return new Person(source);
-			}
-		});
+		Mapper<PersonDto, Person> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder(PersonDto.class, Person.class)
+				.setAutoMappingEnabled(false).addMapping("friendRankings").addConverter(
+						new Converter<String, Person>() {
+							public Person convert(String source) {
+								return new Person(source);
+							}
+						}).getMapper();
+		mapper.map(source, target);
+
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals(new Integer(1), target.friendRankings.get(new Person("Keri")));
@@ -360,12 +385,13 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Person target = new Person();
 
-		mapper.addMapping("name").setConverter(new Converter<String, String>() {
-			public String convert(String source) {
-				String[] names = source.split(" ");
-				return names[0] + " P. " + names[1];
-			}
-		});
+		Mapper<Object, Object> mapper = MapperFactory.mapperBuilder().addMapping("name",
+				new Converter<String, String>() {
+					public String convert(String source) {
+						String[] names = source.split(" ");
+						return names[0] + " P. " + names[1];
+					}
+				}).getMapper();
 		mapper.map(source, target);
 
 		assertEquals("Keith P. Donald", target.name);
@@ -379,7 +405,7 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 		source.put("age", "invalid");
 		Person target = new Person();
 		try {
-			mapper.map(source, target);
+			MapperFactory.defaultMapper().map(source, target);
 		} catch (MappingException e) {
 			assertEquals(1, e.getMappingFailureCount());
 		}
@@ -393,7 +419,7 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 		source.setFavoriteSport(Sport.FOOTBALL);
 		source.cyclic = source;
 		Person target = new Person();
-		mapper.map(source, target);
+		MapperFactory.defaultMapper().map(source, target);
 		assertEquals("Keith", target.getName());
 		assertEquals(3, target.getAge());
 		assertEquals(Sport.FOOTBALL, target.getFavoriteSport());
@@ -411,133 +437,209 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 
 		Order target = new Order();
 
-		mapper.map(source, target);
+		MapperFactory.defaultMapper().map(source, target);
 		assertEquals(1, target.getNumber());
 		assertTrue(item != target.getLineItem());
 		assertEquals(new BigDecimal("30.00"), target.getLineItem().getAmount());
 		assertEquals(source, target.getLineItem().getOrder());
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void mapCustomMappableType() throws Exception {
-		XmlDocumentLoader loader = new XmlDocumentLoader();
-		loader.setValidating(false);
+	public static class EmployeeDto {
 
-		Object source = loader.loadDocument(new ClassPathResource("order.xml", getClass())).getDocumentElement();
-		Order target = new Order();
+		private String firstName;
 
-		MappableTypeFactory factory = new MappableTypeFactory();
-		factory.add(new ElementMappableType());
-		factory.add(new BeanMappableType());
-		mapper.setMappableTypeFactory(factory);
-		mapper.map(source, target);
+		private String lastName;
 
-		assertEquals(1, target.getNumber());
-	}
+		public String getFirstName() {
+			return firstName;
+		}
 
-	static class ElementMappableType implements MappableType<Element> {
+		public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+			this.firstName = firstName;
+		}
 
-		public boolean isInstance(Object object) {
-			return object instanceof Element;
+		public String getLastName() {
+			return lastName;
 		}
 
-		public Set<String> getFields(Element object) {
-			NamedNodeMap map = object.getAttributes();
-			Set<String> fields = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
-			for (int i = 0; i < map.getLength(); i++) {
-				fields.add(map.item(i).getNodeName());
-			}
-			return fields;
+		public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+			this.lastName = lastName;
 		}
 
-		public EvaluationContext getEvaluationContext(Element object, ConversionService conversionService) {
-			StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
-			context.setRootObject(object);
-			context.setTypeConverter(new StandardTypeConverter(conversionService));
-			context.addPropertyAccessor(new PropertyAccessor() {
-				public boolean canRead(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name) throws AccessException {
-					Element e = (Element) target;
-					return e.hasAttribute(name);
-				}
+	}
+
+	public static class Employee {
+
+		private String firstName;
 
-				public boolean canWrite(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name) throws AccessException {
-					return canRead(context, target, name);
-				}
+		private String lastName;
 
-				public Class<?>[] getSpecificTargetClasses() {
-					return new Class[] { Element.class };
-				}
+		public String getFirstName() {
+			return firstName;
+		}
 
-				public TypedValue read(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name) throws AccessException {
-					Element e = (Element) target;
-					return new TypedValue(e.getAttribute(name));
-				}
+		public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+			this.firstName = firstName;
+		}
 
-				public void write(EvaluationContext context, Object target, String name, Object newValue)
-						throws AccessException {
-					Element e = (Element) target;
-					e.setAttribute(name, (String) newValue);
-				}
-			});
-			return context;
+		public String getLastName() {
+			return lastName;
+		}
+
+		public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+			this.lastName = lastName;
 		}
 
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void mapCustomMappableTypeNotSupported() throws Exception {
-		Order source = new Order();
-		Order target = new Order();
+	public static class CreateAccountDto {
+
+		private String accountNumber;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		private String address;
+
+		private String activationDate;
+
+		private String activationTime;
+
+		public String getAccountNumber() {
+			return accountNumber;
+		}
+
+		public void setAccountNumber(String accountNumber) {
+			this.accountNumber = accountNumber;
+		}
+
+		public String getName() {
+			return name;
+		}
+
+		public void setName(String name) {
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+
+		public String getAddress() {
+			return address;
+		}
+
+		public void setAddress(String address) {
+			this.address = address;
+		}
+
+		public String getActivationDate() {
+			return activationDate;
+		}
+
+		public void setActivationDate(String activationDate) {
+			this.activationDate = activationDate;
+		}
+
+		public String getActivationTime() {
+			return activationTime;
+		}
+
+		public void setActivationTime(String activationTime) {
+			this.activationTime = activationTime;
+		}
 
-		MappableTypeFactory factory = new MappableTypeFactory();
-		mapper.setMappableTypeFactory(factory);
-		mapper.map(source, target);
 	}
 
-	public static class Order {
+	public static class Account {
 
-		private int number;
+		private String number;
 
-		private LineItem lineItem;
+		private String firstName;
 
-		public int getNumber() {
+		private String lastName;
+
+		private Address address;
+
+		private DateTime activationDateTime;
+
+		public String getNumber() {
 			return number;
 		}
 
-		public void setNumber(int number) {
+		public void setNumber(String number) {
 			this.number = number;
 		}
 
-		public LineItem getLineItem() {
-			return lineItem;
+		public String getFirstName() {
+			return firstName;
 		}
 
-		public void setLineItem(LineItem lineItem) {
-			this.lineItem = lineItem;
+		public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+			this.firstName = firstName;
+		}
+
+		public String getLastName() {
+			return lastName;
+		}
+
+		public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+			this.lastName = lastName;
+		}
+
+		public Address getAddress() {
+			return address;
+		}
+
+		public void setAddress(Address address) {
+			this.address = address;
+		}
+
+		public DateTime getActivationDateTime() {
+			return activationDateTime;
+		}
+
+		public void setActivationDateTime(DateTime activationDateTime) {
+			this.activationDateTime = activationDateTime;
 		}
 
 	}
 
-	public static class LineItem {
+	public static class Address {
 
-		private BigDecimal amount;
+		private String street;
 
-		private Order order;
+		private String city;
 
-		public BigDecimal getAmount() {
-			return amount;
+		private String state;
+
+		private String zip;
+
+		public String getStreet() {
+			return street;
 		}
 
-		public void setAmount(BigDecimal amount) {
-			this.amount = amount;
+		public void setStreet(String street) {
+			this.street = street;
 		}
 
-		public Order getOrder() {
-			return order;
+		public String getCity() {
+			return city;
 		}
 
-		public void setOrder(Order order) {
-			this.order = order;
+		public void setCity(String city) {
+			this.city = city;
+		}
+
+		public String getState() {
+			return state;
+		}
+
+		public void setState(String state) {
+			this.state = state;
+		}
+
+		public String getZip() {
+			return zip;
+		}
+
+		public void setZip(String zip) {
+			this.zip = zip;
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -725,4 +827,52 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 	public enum Sport {
 		FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL
 	}
+
+	public static class Order {
+
+		private int number;
+
+		private LineItem lineItem;
+
+		public int getNumber() {
+			return number;
+		}
+
+		public void setNumber(int number) {
+			this.number = number;
+		}
+
+		public LineItem getLineItem() {
+			return lineItem;
+		}
+
+		public void setLineItem(LineItem lineItem) {
+			this.lineItem = lineItem;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	public static class LineItem {
+
+		private BigDecimal amount;
+
+		private Order order;
+
+		public BigDecimal getAmount() {
+			return amount;
+		}
+
+		public void setAmount(BigDecimal amount) {
+			this.amount = amount;
+		}
+
+		public Order getOrder() {
+			return order;
+		}
+
+		public void setOrder(Order order) {
+			this.order = order;
+		}
+
+	}
 }

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/XmlDocumentLoader.java

@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-package org.springframework.mapping.support;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-
-import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
-import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
-import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
-
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
-import org.springframework.util.xml.SimpleSaxErrorHandler;
-import org.w3c.dom.Document;
-import org.xml.sax.EntityResolver;
-import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
-
-public class XmlDocumentLoader {
-
-	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(XmlDocumentLoader.class);
-
-	/**
-	 * JAXP attribute used to configure the schema language for validation.
-	 */
-	private static final String SCHEMA_LANGUAGE_ATTRIBUTE = "http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxp/properties/schemaLanguage";
-
-	/**
-	 * JAXP attribute value indicating the XSD schema language.
-	 */
-	private static final String XSD_SCHEMA_LANGUAGE = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
-
-	/**
-	 * Flag indicating if the XML document parser will perform schema validation.
-	 */
-	private boolean validating = true;
-
-	/**
-	 * The spring-webflow schema resolution strategy.
-	 */
-	private EntityResolver entityResolver;
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns whether or not the XML parser will validate the document.
-	 */
-	public boolean isValidating() {
-		return validating;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set if the XML parser should validate the document and thus enforce a schema. Defaults to true.
-	 */
-	public void setValidating(boolean validating) {
-		this.validating = validating;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the SAX entity resolver used by the XML parser.
-	 */
-	public EntityResolver getEntityResolver() {
-		return entityResolver;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set a SAX entity resolver to be used for parsing. Can be overridden for custom entity resolution, for example
-	 * relative to some specific base path.
-	 */
-	public void setEntityResolver(EntityResolver entityResolver) {
-		this.entityResolver = entityResolver;
-	}
-
-	public Document loadDocument(Resource resource) throws IOException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException {
-		InputStream is = null;
-		try {
-			is = resource.getInputStream();
-			DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
-			factory.setValidating(isValidating());
-			factory.setNamespaceAware(true);
-			try {
-				factory.setAttribute(SCHEMA_LANGUAGE_ATTRIBUTE, XSD_SCHEMA_LANGUAGE);
-			} catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to validate using XSD: Your JAXP provider [" + factory
-						+ "] does not support XML Schema. "
-						+ "Are you running on Java 1.4 or below with Apache Crimson? "
-						+ "If so you must upgrade to Apache Xerces (or Java 5 or >) for full XSD support.");
-			}
-			DocumentBuilder docBuilder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
-			docBuilder.setErrorHandler(new SimpleSaxErrorHandler(logger));
-			docBuilder.setEntityResolver(getEntityResolver());
-			return docBuilder.parse(is);
-		} finally {
-			if (is != null) {
-				is.close();
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/order.xml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<order number="1">
-    <lineitem amount="30.00" />
-</order>