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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2007 Kasper B. Graversen
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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15   */
16  package org.supercsv.cellprocessor.ift;
17  
18  import org.supercsv.util.CsvContext;
19  
20  /**
21   * Defines the interface of all <tt>CellProcessor</tt>s.
22   */
23  public interface CellProcessor {
24  	
25  	/**
26  	 * This method is invoked by the framework when the processor needs to process data or check constraints.
27  	 * 
28  	 * @param value
29  	 *            the value to be processed
30  	 * @param context
31  	 *            the CSV context
32  	 * @return the result of cell processor execution
33  	 * @since 1.0
34  	 */
35  	<T> T execute(final Object value, final CsvContext context);
36  }