1 /*
2 * Copyright 2008 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package org.openehealth.ipf.commons.core.modules.api;
17
18 /**
19 * Translates one internal data structure into another one.
20 *
21 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmogrifier"/>
22 *
23 * @author Christian Ohr
24 *
25 * @param <S>
26 * @param <T>
27 */
28 public interface Transmogrifier<S, T> {
29
30 /**
31 * Transmogrifies an object into another one.
32 *
33 * @param object what goes in
34 * @param params
35 * @return what comes out
36 */
37 T zap(S object, Object... params);
38
39 }