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* This file is part of the Wayback archival access software
* (http://archive-access.sourceforge.net/projects/wayback/).
*
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* contributors.
*
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*
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package org.archive.wayback.util.partition;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* @author brad
* @param <T> Specific Class which can be mapped to a Date, and added to a
* Partition
*
*/
public interface ElementPartitionMap<T> {
/**
* Convert an element to a Date ex:
*
* return element.getDate();
*
* @param element the element to convert
* @return the Date for the element
*/
public Date elementToDate(T element);
/**
* Add the element to a partition, possible modifying the Partition in some
* way. ex:
*
* partition.add(element);
* partition.addTotal(1);
*
* @param element to be added
* @param partition to which the element should be added
*/
public void addElementToPartition(T element, Partition<T> partition);
}