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014    
015    package org.apache.hivemind.definition;
016    
017    import java.io.InputStream;
018    
019    /**
020     * Parses configuration data that is provided in a textual format.
021     * A new instance is created for each parsing operation.
022     * 
023     * @author Huegen
024     */
025    public interface ConfigurationParser
026    {
027        /**
028         * Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.
029         * @param context  context
030         * @param data     the data to parse as stream. 
031         * @return  the converted data.
032         */
033        public Object parse(ContributionContext context, InputStream data);
034        
035        /**
036         * Parses a configuration and returns the converted data.
037         * @param context  context
038         * @param data     the data to parse. What kind of object is expected here is parser specific. 
039         * @return  the converted data.
040         */
041        public Object parse(ContributionContext context, Object data);
042    }