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+package org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.merge.capability;
+
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.CapabilityDefinition;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.Component;
+import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.ComponentInstance;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public interface CapabilityResolver {
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param container the instance container
+     * @param prevInstanceOrigNode the prev instance's original node type
+     * @param cmptInstanceId the current instance id
+     * @param prevCapabilities list of previous capabilities for which to find their corresponding new capabilities
+     * @return a mapping between the prev capability to its corresponding new capability (if exists)
+     */
+    Map<CapabilityDefinition, CapabilityDefinition> resolvePrevCapToNewCapability(Component container, Component prevInstanceOrigNode, String cmptInstanceId, List<CapabilityDefinition> prevCapabilities);
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param oldInstance the old instance of which its capabilities are to be mapped as the key
+     * @param currInstance the curr instance of which its capabilities are to be mapped as the value
+     * @return a mapping between the prev capability to its corresponding new capability (if exists)
+     */
+    Map<CapabilityDefinition, CapabilityDefinition> resolvePrevCapIdToNewCapability(ComponentInstance oldInstance, ComponentInstance currInstance);
+}