InputTransformer.java

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package ch.sdi.core.impl.data;

import java.util.Collection;

import ch.sdi.core.exc.SdiException;
import ch.sdi.core.intf.CollectorResult;


/**
 * Transforms the raw collected input into a normalized collection of Person
 * <p>
 *
 * @version 1.0 (13.11.2014)
 * @author  Heri
 */
public interface InputTransformer
{

    /**
     * Transforms the raw collected input into a normalized collection of Person
     * <p>
     * @param aCollectorResult
     * @return a normalized collection of Person
     * @throws SdiException on any problem
     */
    public Collection<? extends Person<?>> execute( CollectorResult aCollectorResult )
            throws SdiException;

}