diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
index 0d08b65f99..3252c87925 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ResourceConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.EventSourceContext;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryResourcesRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryToSecondaryMapper;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.Mappers;
 
 public interface InformerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata, P extends HasMetadata>
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ public interface InformerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata, P extends HasMetad
   class DefaultInformerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata, P extends HasMetadata> extends
       DefaultResourceConfiguration<R> implements InformerConfiguration<R, P> {
 
-    private final PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R> secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet;
-    private final AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> associatedWith;
+    private final SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet;
+    private final PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> associatedWith;
 
     protected DefaultInformerConfiguration(ConfigurationService service, String labelSelector,
         Class<R> resourceClass,
-        PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R> secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet,
-        AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> associatedWith,
+        SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet,
+        PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> associatedWith,
         Set<String> namespaces) {
       super(labelSelector, resourceClass, namespaces);
       setConfigurationService(service);
@@ -38,24 +38,24 @@ protected DefaultInformerConfiguration(ConfigurationService service, String labe
     }
 
 
-    public PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R> getPrimaryResourcesRetriever() {
+    public SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> getPrimaryResourcesRetriever() {
       return secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet;
     }
 
-    public AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> getAssociatedResourceIdentifier() {
+    public PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> getAssociatedResourceIdentifier() {
       return associatedWith;
     }
 
   }
 
-  PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R> getPrimaryResourcesRetriever();
+  SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> getPrimaryResourcesRetriever();
 
-  AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> getAssociatedResourceIdentifier();
+  PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> getAssociatedResourceIdentifier();
 
   class InformerConfigurationBuilder<R extends HasMetadata, P extends HasMetadata> {
 
-    private PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R> secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet;
-    private AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> associatedWith;
+    private SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet;
+    private PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> associatedWith;
     private Set<String> namespaces;
     private String labelSelector;
     private final Class<R> resourceClass;
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ private InformerConfigurationBuilder(Class<R> resourceClass,
     }
 
     public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R, P> withPrimaryResourcesRetriever(
-        PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R> primaryResourcesRetriever) {
-      this.secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet = primaryResourcesRetriever;
+        SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryMapper) {
+      this.secondaryToPrimaryResourcesIdSet = secondaryToPrimaryMapper;
       return this;
     }
 
     public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R, P> withAssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier(
-        AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> associatedWith) {
+        PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> associatedWith) {
       this.associatedWith = associatedWith;
       return this;
     }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
index c94cec73d8..5ff8bc6947 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.Matcher.Result;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.ResourceUpdatePreProcessor;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.EventSource;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryResourcesRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryToSecondaryMapper;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.InformerEventSource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.Mappers;
 
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ public void configureWith(KubernetesDependentResourceConfig config) {
   private void configureWith(ConfigurationService configService, String labelSelector,
       Set<String> namespaces, boolean addOwnerReference) {
     final var primaryResourcesRetriever =
-        (this instanceof PrimaryResourcesRetriever) ? (PrimaryResourcesRetriever<R>) this
+        (this instanceof SecondaryToPrimaryMapper) ? (SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R>) this
             : Mappers.fromOwnerReference();
-    final AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P> secondaryResourceIdentifier =
-        (this instanceof AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier)
-            ? (AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P>) this
+    final PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> secondaryResourceIdentifier =
+        (this instanceof PrimaryToSecondaryMapper)
+            ? (PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P>) this
             : ResourceID::fromResource;
     InformerConfiguration<R, P> ic =
         InformerConfiguration.from(configService, resourceType())
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/PrimaryToSecondaryMapper.java
similarity index 75%
rename from operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier.java
rename to operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/PrimaryToSecondaryMapper.java
index b402429baa..5e88c39727 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/PrimaryToSecondaryMapper.java
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
 
 @FunctionalInterface
-public interface AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<P extends HasMetadata> {
+public interface PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P extends HasMetadata> {
   ResourceID associatedSecondaryID(P primary);
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/PrimaryResourcesRetriever.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/SecondaryToPrimaryMapper.java
similarity index 83%
rename from operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/PrimaryResourcesRetriever.java
rename to operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/SecondaryToPrimaryMapper.java
index 8f01a95bb3..7804ac0f82 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/PrimaryResourcesRetriever.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/SecondaryToPrimaryMapper.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
 
 @FunctionalInterface
-public interface PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> {
-
+public interface SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> {
   Set<ResourceID> associatedPrimaryResources(T dependentResource);
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java
index 21cd3b162a..1c0150b084 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java
@@ -5,38 +5,38 @@
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryResourcesRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 
 public class Mappers {
 
   private Mappers() {}
 
-  public static <T extends HasMetadata> PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> fromAnnotation(
+  public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromAnnotation(
       String nameKey) {
     return fromMetadata(nameKey, null, false);
   }
 
-  public static <T extends HasMetadata> PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> fromAnnotation(
+  public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromAnnotation(
       String nameKey, String namespaceKey) {
     return fromMetadata(nameKey, namespaceKey, false);
   }
 
-  public static <T extends HasMetadata> PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> fromLabel(
+  public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromLabel(
       String nameKey) {
     return fromMetadata(nameKey, null, true);
   }
 
-  public static <T extends HasMetadata> PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> fromLabel(
+  public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromLabel(
       String nameKey, String namespaceKey) {
     return fromMetadata(nameKey, namespaceKey, true);
   }
 
-  public static <T extends HasMetadata> PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> fromOwnerReference() {
+  public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromOwnerReference() {
     return resource -> ResourceID.fromFirstOwnerReference(resource).map(Set::of)
         .orElse(Collections.emptySet());
   }
 
-  private static <T extends HasMetadata> PrimaryResourcesRetriever<T> fromMetadata(
+  private static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromMetadata(
       String nameKey, String namespaceKey, boolean isLabel) {
     return resource -> {
       final var metadata = resource.getMetadata();
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
index 4caf9b70d2..131454b3d2 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventHandler;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryResourcesRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.simple.TestCustomResource;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ void setup() {
     when(labeledResourceClientMock.runnableInformer(0)).thenReturn(informer);
 
     when(informerConfiguration.getPrimaryResourcesRetriever())
-        .thenReturn(mock(PrimaryResourcesRetriever.class));
+        .thenReturn(mock(SecondaryToPrimaryMapper.class));
 
     informerEventSource = new InformerEventSource<>(informerConfiguration, clientMock);
     informerEventSource.setTemporalResourceCache(temporaryResourceCacheMock);
     informerEventSource.setEventHandler(eventHandlerMock);
 
-    PrimaryResourcesRetriever primaryResourcesRetriever = mock(PrimaryResourcesRetriever.class);
+    SecondaryToPrimaryMapper secondaryToPrimaryMapper = mock(SecondaryToPrimaryMapper.class);
     when(informerConfiguration.getPrimaryResourcesRetriever())
-        .thenReturn(primaryResourcesRetriever);
-    when(primaryResourcesRetriever.associatedPrimaryResources(any()))
+        .thenReturn(secondaryToPrimaryMapper);
+    when(secondaryToPrimaryMapper.associatedPrimaryResources(any()))
         .thenReturn(Set.of(ResourceID.fromResource(testDeployment())));
   }
 
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SecretDependentResource.java b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SecretDependentResource.java
index 6c71252bb5..1b26eaf47a 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SecretDependentResource.java
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/dependent/SecretDependentResource.java
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.Matcher.Result;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependentResource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryToSecondaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.MySQLSchema;
 
-import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.MySQLSchemaReconciler.*;
-
 public class SecretDependentResource extends KubernetesDependentResource<Secret, MySQLSchema>
-    implements AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<MySQLSchema>, Creator<Secret, MySQLSchema> {
+    implements PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<MySQLSchema>, Creator<Secret, MySQLSchema> {
 
   public static final String SECRET_FORMAT = "%s-secret";
   public static final String USERNAME_FORMAT = "%s-user";
diff --git a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebappReconciler.java b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebappReconciler.java
index 9e10c39ca8..694ff07d02 100644
--- a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebappReconciler.java
+++ b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebappReconciler.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Reconciler;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.UpdateControl;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.EventSource;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryResourcesRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryToSecondaryMapper;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.InformerEventSource;
 
 import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.NO_FINALIZER;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public List<EventSource> prepareEventSources(EventSourceContext<Webapp> context)
      * customResourceId of the WebApp resource we traverse the cache and identify it based on naming
      * convention.
      */
-    final PrimaryResourcesRetriever<Tomcat> webappsMatchingTomcatName =
+    final SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<Tomcat> webappsMatchingTomcatName =
         (Tomcat t) -> context.getPrimaryCache()
             .list(webApp -> webApp.getSpec().getTomcat().equals(t.getMetadata().getName()))
             .map(ResourceID::fromResource)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public List<EventSource> prepareEventSources(EventSourceContext<Webapp> context)
     /*
      * We retrieve the Tomcat instance associated with out Webapp from its spec
      */
-    final AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<Webapp> tomcatFromWebAppSpec =
+    final PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<Webapp> tomcatFromWebAppSpec =
         (Webapp webapp) -> new ResourceID(
             webapp.getSpec().getTomcat(),
             webapp.getMetadata().getNamespace());
diff --git a/sample-operators/webpage/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebPageReconcilerDependentResources.java b/sample-operators/webpage/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebPageReconcilerDependentResources.java
index b4f6db1395..08a02e8a2c 100644
--- a/sample-operators/webpage/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebPageReconcilerDependentResources.java
+++ b/sample-operators/webpage/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/WebPageReconcilerDependentResources.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependentResource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.KubernetesDependentResourceConfig;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.ResourceID;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.EventSource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryToSecondaryMapper;
 
 import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.ReconcilerUtils.loadYaml;
 import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Constants.NO_FINALIZER;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public static String serviceName(WebPage webPage) {
   private class ConfigMapDependentResource
       extends CrudKubernetesDependentResource<ConfigMap, WebPage>
       implements
-      AssociatedSecondaryResourceIdentifier<WebPage> {
+      PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<WebPage> {
 
     @Override
     protected ConfigMap desired(WebPage webPage, Context context) {