geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/util/Transformer.java

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package org.apache.geode.internal.util;

/**
 * Represents a data transform between two types.
 *
 * @param <T1> The data type to be transformed from.
 * @param <T2> The data type to be transformed to.
 */
public interface Transformer<T1, T2> {
  /**
   * Transforms one data type into another.
   *
   * @param t the data to be transferred from.
   * @return the transformed data.
   */
  T2 transform(T1 t);
}