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namespace Espo\ORM\Value;

use Espo\ORM\Entity;

interface ValueFactory
{
    /**
     * Whether a field value can be created from an entity.
     */
    public function isCreatableFromEntity(Entity $entity, string $field): bool;

    /**
     * Create a field value from an entity.
     *
     * @return object|null A value object or NULL if it can't be created.
     */
    public function createFromEntity(Entity $entity, string $field): ?object;
}