/*
* Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Grid Dynamics Consulting Services, Inc, All Rights Reserved
* http://www.griddynamics.com
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
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package com.griddynamics.jagger.providers.creators;
import java.io.Serializable;
/** Creates objects from row data
* @author Nikolay Musienko
* @n
* @par Details:
* @details Convert row data to java objects. You can store your information in row format and load it as java object.
*
* @param <T> - Objects type
*
* @ingroup Main_Providers_Base_group */
public interface ObjectCreator<T> extends Serializable {
/** Creates objects from row data
* @author Nikolay Musienko
* @n
*
* @param strings - row data
* @return new object*/
public abstract T createObject(String... strings);
/** Set header information
* @author Nikolay Musienko
* @n
* @par Details:
* @details If data contains header information it will be set to creator
*
* @param header - array of columns names*/
public abstract void setHeader(String[] header);
}