CsvRecordConverter.java

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package org.apache.camel.dataformat.csv;

import org.apache.commons.csv.CSVRecord;

/**
 * This interface is used to define a converter that transform a {@link org.apache.commons.csv.CSVRecord} into another
 * type.
 * <p/>
 * The {@link org.apache.camel.dataformat.csv.CsvRecordConverters} class defines common converters.
 *
 * @param <T> Conversion type
 * @see org.apache.camel.dataformat.csv.CsvRecordConverters
 */
public interface CsvRecordConverter<T> {
    /**
     * Converts the CSV record into another type.
     *
     * @param record CSV record to convert
     * @return converted CSV record
     */
    T convertRecord(CSVRecord record);
}