fop-core/src/main/java/org/apache/fop/fonts/FontConfigurator.java

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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fonts;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException;

/**
 * An abstract FontInfo configurator
 */
// TODO: Make T extends some interface to make the font info type explicit
public interface FontConfigurator<T> {

    /**
     * Initializes font info settings from the user configuration
     * @return a font info list
     * @throws FOPException if an exception occurs while processing the configuration
     */
    List<T> configure(FontConfig fontInfoConfig) throws FOPException;

}