/*
* This file is part of the GeoLatte project.
*
* GeoLatte is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* GeoLatte is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with GeoLatte. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
* Copyright (C) 2010 - 2010 and Ownership of code is shared by:
* Qmino bvba - Romeinsestraat 18 - 3001 Heverlee (http://www.qmino.com)
* Geovise bvba - Generaal Eisenhowerlei 9 - 2140 Antwerpen (http://www.geovise.com)
*/
package org.geolatte.common.transformer;
/**
* This interface is the basic representation of a 1-to-1 transformation that takes a single input element and
* transforms it into a single output element.
*
* Use {@link OneToManyTransformation} for a 1-to-many transformation
*
* @param <Source> The input type of this Transformation.
* @param <Target> The output type of this Transformation.
*
* <p>
* <i>Creation-Date</i>: 18-Mar-2010<br>
* <i>Creation-Time</i>: 16:40:03<br>
* </p>
*
* @author Bert Vanhooff
* @author <a href="http://www.qmino.com">Qmino bvba</a>
* @since SDK1.5
*/
public interface Transformation<Source, Target> {
/**
* Transforms a single input object into an output object.
* @param input The given input
* @return The output of the transformation
* @throws TransformationException If for some reason, the transformation can not be executed
*/
public Target transform(Source input) throws TransformationException;
}