001/*
002 * Units of Measurement Library
003 * Copyright (c) 2005-2016, Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, V2COM.
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030package tec.uom.lib.common.function;
031
032import javax.measure.format.ParserException;
033
034/**
035 * Represents a function that parses an input value and produces an output.
036 * 
037 * @author <a href="mailto:units@catmedia.us">Werner Keil</a>
038 * @version 1.0, 2016-10-13
039 * @param <I>
040 *            the input
041 * @param <O>
042 *            the output
043 * @see ParserException
044 */
045//@FunctionalInterface
046public interface Parser<I, O> {
047        /**
048         * Parses the specified {@code I} to produce a {@code O}.
049         * @throws ParserException if any problem occurs while parsing the
050     *         specified input (e.g. illegal syntax).
051         */
052        O parse(I input) throws ParserException;
053}