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package org.openhab.core.thing;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
import org.openhab.core.config.core.Configuration;

/**
 * The {@link ThingTypeMigrationService} describes a service to change the thing type
 * of a given {@link Thing}.
 *
 * @author Andre Fuechsel - Initial contribution
 */
@NonNullByDefault
public interface ThingTypeMigrationService {

    /**
     * Changes the type of a given {@link Thing}.
     *
     * @param thing {@link Thing} whose type should be changed
     * @param thingTypeUID new {@link ThingTypeUID}
     * @param configuration new configuration
     * @throws RuntimeException, if the new thing type is not registered in the registry
     */
    void migrateThingType(Thing thing, ThingTypeUID thingTypeUID, @Nullable Configuration configuration);
}
