1 /*
2 Copyright (c) 2003, Vilmantas Baranauskas
3 All rights reserved.
4
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15
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27 */
28 package org.sovt;
29
30 /***
31 * This is interface for object transformation.
32 *
33 * Implementation of this interface should be thread-safe.
34 *
35 * @author Vilmantas Baranauskas (vilmantas_baranauskas@yahoo.com)
36 */
37 public interface Transformer {
38
39 /***
40 * Clone of itself.
41 *
42 * @return clone of itself.
43 */
44 Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
45
46 /***
47 * Transforms given object. Given object can be modified or new object can
48 * be returned.
49 *
50 * @param object Object to transform.
51 * @return Transformed or completely new object.
52 */
53 Object transform(Object object);
54
55 }