Normalizer.java

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package com.redhat.rcm.maven.plugin.buildmetadata.util;

/**
 * Normalizes a string.
 */
public interface Normalizer
{
  // ********************************* Fields *********************************

  // --- constants ------------------------------------------------------------

  // ****************************** Initializer *******************************

  // ****************************** Inner Classes *****************************

  // ********************************* Methods ********************************

  // --- get&set --------------------------------------------------------------

  // --- business -------------------------------------------------------------

  /**
   * Normalizes the input string.
   *
   * @param input the string to normalize. May be <code>null</code>.
   * @return the normalized input.
   */
  String normalize(String input);

  // --- object basics --------------------------------------------------------

}