FormatTransformer.java

/**
 * Copyright 2013 Julien Silland
 * 
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 * 
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package com.turn.shapeshifter;

/**
 * Extends {@link Transformer} to allow for the specification of a custom
 * {@code format} string for the transformed property in the resulting JSON
 * Schema.
 *
 * @author jsilland
 * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#section-5.23">JSON Schema</a>
 */
public interface FormatTransformer extends Transformer {
	
	/**
	 * Returns the format of the transformed external value.
	 */
	public String getExternalFormat();
}