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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services;
/**
* Responsible for converting from one type to another. This is used primarily around component parameters.
*
* @param <S> the source type (input)
* @param <T> the target type (output)
*/
public interface Coercion<S, T>
{
/**
* Converts an input value.
*
* @param input the input value
*/
T coerce(S input);
}