LinkTransformer.java

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package org.lilyproject.tools.import_.json;

import org.lilyproject.repository.api.LRepository;
import org.lilyproject.repository.api.Link;

/**
 * Transforms string representations of links that might not be valid in to valid Links
 *
 * <p>Note to future man: it is now possible to do more powerful stuff by subclassing RecordReader, so
 * we could eventually drop the LinkTransformer.</p>
 */
public interface LinkTransformer {
    Link transform(String linkTextValue, LRepository repository);
}