net.lecousin.framework.adapter

Interface Adapter<Input,Output>

Type Parameters:

Input - input type

Output - output type

All Superinterfaces:

Plugin

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileInfoToFile, FileInfoToPath, FileToIO.Readable, FileToIO.Writable, LinkedAdapter

public interface Adapter<Input,Output>
extends Plugin

An adapter allows to convert an object from one type to another. When looking for an adapter, we may use successive adapters, so a type that needs to be closed or released such as an IO, MUST NOT be an input of an adapter, but can be an output.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Output	adapt(Input input) Convert the given input into the output type.
boolean	canAdapt(Input input) Return true if the given input can be transformed.
Class<Input>	getInputType() Return the class of the input type.
Class<Output>	getOutputType() Return the class of the output type.

Method Detail

canAdapt

boolean canAdapt(Input input)

Return true if the given input can be transformed.

adapt

Output adapt(Input input)
      throws AdapterException

Convert the given input into the output type.

Throws:

AdapterException

getInputType

Class<Input> getInputType()

Return the class of the input type.

getOutputType

Class<Output> getOutputType()

Return the class of the output type.