Transformer.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010 Lockheed Martin Corporation
 *
 * 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
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package org.eurekastreams.server.persistence.mappers.cache;

/**
 * Interface for transforming objects.
 * 
 * @param <TypeToTransform>
 *            Type of object to transform.
 * @param <ResponseType>
 *            Type of object returned from transformation.
 */
public interface Transformer<TypeToTransform, ResponseType>
{
    /**
     * Transform object.
     * 
     * @param inTransformType
     *            Type of object to transform.
     * @return Transformed object.
     */
    ResponseType transform(TypeToTransform inTransformType);
}