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package org.glassfish.jersey.process;

/**
 * A generic interface for transforming data into a result.
 *
 * @param <DATA> transformable data type.
 * @param <RESULT> type of result produced by a successful inflector data transformation.
 *
 * @author Marek Potociar
 */
public interface Inflector<DATA, RESULT> {

    /**
     * Transform data of a given type into a result of the different type.
     *
     * @param data data to be transformed into a result.
     * @return data transformation result. Return value must not be {@code null}.
     */
    public RESULT apply(DATA data);
}