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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2009 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.io.stream;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.CdmBase;
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/**
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* Interface for all converters from some input to some output.
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* Supports mapping of input to output and identifier identification.
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*
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* @author a.mueller
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* @since 23.11.2011
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*
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*/
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public interface IConverter<IN extends IConverterInput, OUT extends IConverterOutput, SOURCE_ID extends Object> {
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public IReader<MappedCdmBase<? extends CdmBase>> map(IN item);
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/**
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* Returns the identifier (if any) of the input
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* @param item
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* @return
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*/
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public SOURCE_ID getSourceId(IN item);
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}
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