01: /*
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08: * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
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10: * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
11: *
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14: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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16: *
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20: * 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org.
21: */
22: package org.jbpm.context.exe;
23:
24: import java.io.*;
25:
26: /**
27: * converts plain objects to objects that are
28: * persistable via a subclass of VariableInstance.
29: */
30: public interface Converter extends Serializable {
31:
32: /**
33: * is true if this converter supports the given type, false otherwise.
34: */
35: boolean supports(Object value);
36:
37: /**
38: * converts a given object to its persistable format.
39: */
40: Object convert(Object o);
41:
42: /**
43: * reverts a persisted object to its original form.
44: */
45: Object revert(Object o);
46: }
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