Added new helper type

api/src/main/java/org/fuin/esc/api/SerializedDataType2ClassMapping.java

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.fuin.esc.api;
+
+/**
+ * Maps a type to a class.
+ *
+ * @param type  Type that is used as unique name for the class.
+ * @param clasz Class that is represented by the type.
+ */
+public record SerializedDataType2ClassMapping(SerializedDataType type, Class<?> clasz) {
+}

api/src/main/java/org/fuin/esc/api/SimpleSerializedDataTypeRegistry.java

@@ -41,17 +41,26 @@ public SimpleSerializedDataTypeRegistry() {
     /**
      * Adds a new type/class combination to the registry.
      *
-     * @param type
-     *            Type of the data.
-     * @param clasz
-     *            Class for the type.
+     * @param type  Type of the data.
+     * @param clasz Class for the type.
      */
     public void add(@NotNull final SerializedDataType type, final Class<?> clasz) {
         Contract.requireArgNotNull("type", type);
         Contract.requireArgNotNull("clasz", clasz);
         map.put(type, clasz);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a new type/class combination to the registry.
+     *
+     * @param mapping Type to class mapping.
+     */
+    public void add(@NotNull final SerializedDataType2ClassMapping mapping) {
+        Contract.requireArgNotNull("mapping", mapping);
+        map.put(mapping.type(), mapping.clasz());
+    }
+
+
     @Override
     @NotNull
     public Class<?> findClass(@NotNull final SerializedDataType type) {

api/src/test/java/org/fuin/esc/api/SimpleSerializedDataTypeRegistryTest.java

@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ public class SimpleSerializedDataTypeRegistryTest {
     public void testFindClass() {
 
         final SimpleSerializedDataTypeRegistry testee = new SimpleSerializedDataTypeRegistry();
-        final SerializedDataType type = new SerializedDataType("String");
-        testee.add(type, String.class);
 
-        assertThat(testee.findClass(type)).isEqualTo(String.class);
+        final SerializedDataType stringType = new SerializedDataType("String");
+        testee.add(stringType, String.class);
+
+        final SerializedDataType integerType = new SerializedDataType("Integer");
+        testee.add(new SerializedDataType2ClassMapping(integerType, Integer.class));
+
+        assertThat(testee.findClass(stringType)).isEqualTo(String.class);
+        assertThat(testee.findClass(integerType)).isEqualTo(Integer.class);
 
         try {
             testee.findClass(new SerializedDataType("NotExists"));