commons-args/src/main/java/org/apache/aurora/common/args/ParserOracle.java

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package org.apache.aurora.common.args;

import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;

/**
 * A registry of Parsers for different supported argument types.
 */
public interface ParserOracle {

  /**
   * Gets the parser associated with a class.
   *
   * @param type Type to get the parser for.
   * @return The parser for {@code cls}.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException If no parser was found for {@code cls}.
   */
  <T> Parser<T> get(TypeToken<T> type) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}