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| ******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.transformer; |
| |
| /** |
| * Used by various "pluggable" classes to transform objects. |
| * Transform an <em>input</em> object of type <code>I</code> |
| * to an <em>output</em> object of type <code>O</code>. |
| * <p> |
| * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still |
| * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching |
| * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from |
| * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API |
| * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves. |
| * |
| * @param <I> input: the type of the object passed to the transformer |
| * @param <O> output: the type of the object returned by the transformer |
| * |
| * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.closure.Closure |
| * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.command.Command |
| * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.factory.Factory |
| */ |
| public interface Transformer<I, O> |
| extends InterruptibleTransformer<I, O> |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return the transformed object. |
| * The semantics of "transform" is determined by the |
| * contract between the client and the server. |
| */ |
| O transform(I input); |
| } |
