/*
 * This file is part of l2jserver2 <l2jserver2.com>.
 *
 * l2jserver2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */
package com.l2jserver.util.transformer;

/**
 * An transformer can transform an {@link Object} into an {@link String} and the
 * {@link String} back to an equivalent object.
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            the transformed type
 * 
 * @author <a href="http://www.rogiel.com">Rogiel</a>
 */
public interface Transformer<T> {
	/**
	 * Transform the object in a string
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            the object
	 * @return the string of the object
	 * @throws TransformException
	 *             if any error occur while transforming
	 */
	String transform(T value) throws TransformException;

	/**
	 * Untransforms the string back to an object
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            the string
	 * @return the object
	 * @throws TransformException
	 *             if any error occur while transforming
	 */
	T untransform(String value) throws TransformException;
}
