/**
* Copyright (C) 2015 Valkyrie RCP
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.valkyriercp.binding.format;
/**
* A lightweight interface for formatting a value and parsing a value from its formatted form.
*
* @author Keith Donald
*/
public interface Formatter {
/**
* Format the value.
* @param value the value to format
* @return the formatted string, fit for display in a UI
* @throws IllegalArgumentException the value could not be formatted
*/
public String formatValue(Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Parse the formatted string representation of a value, restoring the value.
* @param formattedString the formatted string representation
* @param targetClass the target class to convert the formatted value to
* @return the parsed value
* @throws InvalidFormatException the string was in an invalid form
*/
public Object parseValue(String formattedString, Class targetClass) throws InvalidFormatException;
}