ConfigurationParser


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14  
15  package org.apache.hivemind.definition;
16  
17  import java.io.InputStream  ;
18  
19  /**
20   * Parses configuration data that is provided in a textual format.
21   * A new instance is created for each parsing operation.
22   * 
23   * @author Huegen
24   */
25  public interface ConfigurationParser
26  {
27      /**
28       * Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.
29       * @param context  context
30       * @param data     the data to parse as stream. 
31       * @return  the converted data.
32       */
33      public Object   parse(ContributionContext context, InputStream   data);
34      
35      /**
36       * Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.
37       * @param context  context
38       * @param data     the data to parse. What kind of object is expected here is parser specific. 
39       * @return  the converted data.
40       */
41      public Object   parse(ContributionContext context, Object   data);
42  }
43

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