/*
* Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Argeo GmbH
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package org.argeo.slc.diff;
/**
* Converts data into a format better adapted for comparison. It is typically
* used to convert String
into typed format such as
* BigDecimal
*/
public interface DataInterpreter {
/**
* Converts data
*
* @param key
* any object used to differentiate the type of data (e.g.
* column, path)
* @param value
* the data to convert
* @return the converted object
*/
public Object convert(Object key, Object value);
}