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package org.eclipse.mdm.filerelease.control.converter;

import java.io.File;

import org.eclipse.mdm.api.base.model.TestStep;
import org.eclipse.mdm.api.dflt.ApplicationContext;
import org.eclipse.mdm.filerelease.entity.FileRelease;

/**
 * 
 * Interface for file converters
 * 
 * @author Sebastian Dirsch, Gigatronik Ingolstadt GmbH
 *
 */
public interface IFileConverter {

	/**
	 * 
	 * Executes the file conversion
	 * 
	 * @param fileRelease The file release that contains the file to convert
	 * @param testStep    The {@link TestStep}
	 * @param context     The {@link ApplicationContext}
	 * @throws FileConverterException Thrown if the file conversion fails.
	 */
	void execute(FileRelease fileRelease, TestStep testStep, ApplicationContext context, File targetDirectory)
			throws FileConverterException;

	/**
	 * Returns the name of the file converter
	 * 
	 * @return The name of the file converter
	 */
	String getConverterName();
}