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| package org.apache.commons.configuration2.convert; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * <p> |
| * Definition of an interface used by {@link ListDelimiterHandler} to perform |
| * additional transformations on behalf of a configuration when a property value |
| * is escaped. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * Some {@code Configuration} implementations require a special encoding of |
| * their property values before they get written on disk. In some |
| * constellations, e.g. when a property with multiple values is to be forced on |
| * a single line, this encoding has to be done together with the escaping of |
| * list delimiter characters - which is in the responsibility of |
| * {@link ListDelimiterHandler}. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * In order to allow a proper collaboration between the parties involved, this |
| * interface was introduced. A configuration object provides an implementation |
| * of {@code ValueTransformer} and passes it to the {@code ListDelimiterHandler} |
| * when escaping of properties is needed. The delimiter handler can then call |
| * back to perform the additional encoding as its pleasure. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @version $Id$ |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface ValueTransformer |
| { |
| /** |
| * Performs an arbitrary encoding of the passed in value object. This method |
| * is called by a {@link ListDelimiterHandler} implementation before or |
| * after list delimiters have been escaped. |
| * |
| * @param value the property value to be transformed |
| * @return the transformed property value |
| */ |
| Object transformValue(Object value); |
| } |