org.apache.hivemind.definition
Interface ConfigurationParser

public interface ConfigurationParser

Parses configuration data that is provided in a textual format. A new instance is created for each parsing operation.

Author:

Huegen

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	parse(ContributionContext context, java.io.InputStream data) Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.
java.lang.Object	parse(ContributionContext context, java.lang.Object data) Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.

Method Detail

parse

java.lang.Object parse(ContributionContext context,
                       java.io.InputStream data)

Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.

Parameters:

context - context

data - the data to parse as stream.

Returns:

the converted data.

parse

java.lang.Object parse(ContributionContext context,
                       java.lang.Object data)

Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.

Parameters:

context - context

data - the data to parse. What kind of object is expected here is parser specific.

Returns:

the converted data.