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A CDI extension that enables resource bundle injection and resolution in Java EE applications.

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/*
 * Copyright 2014 byteslounge.com (Gonçalo Marques).
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */
package com.byteslounge.cdi.converter;

/**
 * Defines a converter which will convert a resolved {@link String} property
 * into the expected target field value.
 * 
 * @author Gonçalo Marques
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public interface PropertyConverter {

    /**
     * Converts a resolved {@link String} property into the expected target
     * field value.
     * 
     * @param value
     *            The resolved {@link String} property
     * @return The property converted into the expected target field type
     */
    T convert(String value);

}