001/*
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003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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015 */
016package org.modeshape.jdbc;
017
018import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
019import javax.jcr.Value;
020import javax.jcr.ValueFormatException;
021
022/**
023 *
024 */
025public interface Transform {
026
027    /**
028     * This method transforms a value of the source type into a value of the target type.
029     * 
030     * @param value Incoming value of source type
031     * @return Outgoing value of target type
032     * @throws ValueFormatException if value is an incorrect input type
033     * @throws RepositoryException if unable to obtain value from repository the transformation fails
034     */
035    Object transform( Value value ) throws ValueFormatException, RepositoryException;
036
037}