1 /***
2 * Copyright 2003-2010 Terracotta, Inc.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 */
16 package net.sf.ehcache.writer.writebehind;
17
18 /***
19 * Interface that allows an converter to be implemented that can create an operation based
20 * on an arbitrary object.
21 *
22 * @param <T> the operation type that should be converted to
23 * @author Geert Bevin
24 * @version $Id: OperationConverter.html 13146 2011-08-01 17:12:39Z oletizi $
25 */
26 public interface OperationConverter<T> {
27 /***
28 * Convert an arbitrary object
29 *
30 * @param source the object to convert
31 * @return the converted operation instance
32 */
33 public T convert(Object source);
34 }