diff --git a/core/src/main/java/ma/glasnost/orika/MappingStrategyFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/ma/glasnost/orika/MappingStrategyFactory.java
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+package ma.glasnost.orika;
+
+import ma.glasnost.orika.impl.mapping.strategy.MappingStrategyRecorder;
+
+public interface MappingStrategyFactory {
+    /**
+     * Identifies if a mapping strategy can be applied to a scenario with the given context.
+     */
+    boolean isApplicable(MappingStrategyRecorder data);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the mapping strategy to be applied to the given context.
+     */
+    MappingStrategy build(MappingStrategyRecorder data);
+}