/*
* This file is part of aion-emu <aion-emu.com>.
*
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* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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*
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*
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*/
package com.aionemu.commons.configuration;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
/**
* This insterface represents property transformer, each transformer should implement it.
*
* @author SoulKeeper
* @param <T>
* Type of returned value
*/
public interface PropertyTransformer<T>
{
/**
* This method actually transforms value to object instance
*
* @param value
* value that will be transformed
* @param field
* value will be assigned to this field
* @return result of transformation
* @throws TransformationException
* if something went wrong
*/
public T transform(String value, Field field) throws TransformationException;
}