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*
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*
* Contributors:
* bstefanescu
*/
package org.eclipse.ecr.automation;
/**
* An object that can adapt a given object instance to an object of another
* type A type adapter accepts only one type of objects and can produce only
* one type of object.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
*/
public interface TypeAdapter {
/**
* Adapt the given object to an instance of the given target type. The
* input object cannot be null. Throws an exception if the object cannot be
* adapted.
*
* @param ctx
* @param objectToAdapt
* @throws TypeAdaptException when the object cannot be adapted
*/
Object getAdaptedValue(OperationContext ctx, Object objectToAdapt)
throws TypeAdaptException;
}