NodeParser.java

package com.epam.wilma.stubconfig.dom.parser;
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import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/**
 * Parser of a node in a DOM document.
 * @author Tunde_Kovacs
 * @param <T> Type of the parsed object
 */
public interface NodeParser<T> {

    /**
     * Parses a node in a DOM document.
     * @param node the node that is parsed
     * @param document the DOM document that is parsed
     * @return the result of the parsed node. If input parameter <tt>node</tt>
     * is null, the result is null as well.
     */
    T parseNode(Node node, Document document);
}