Converter.java

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 *
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package org.openhab.binding.homematic.internal.converter.state;

import org.openhab.binding.homematic.internal.model.HmValueItem;
import org.openhab.core.types.State;
import org.openhab.core.types.Type;

/**
 * Converter interface for converting between openHab states and Homematic objects.
 *
 * @author Gerhard Riegler
 * @since 1.5.0
 */
public interface Converter<T extends State> {

    /**
     * Converts a openHAB type to a Homematic object.
     */
    public Object convertToBinding(Type type, HmValueItem hmValueItem);

    /**
     * Converts a Homematic object to a openHAB type.
     */
    public T convertFromBinding(HmValueItem hmValueItem);

}