com.beust.jcommander.IStringConverterInstanceFactory Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package com.beust.jcommander;
/**
* A factory to create {@link IStringConverter} instances.
*
* This interface lets you specify your converters in one place instead of having them repeated all over your argument classes.
*
* @author simon04
* @see IStringConverterFactory
*/
public interface IStringConverterInstanceFactory {
/**
* Obtain a converter instance for parsing {@code parameter} as type {@code forType}
* @param parameter the parameter to parse
* @param forType the type class
* @param optionName the name of the option used on the command line
* @return a converter instance
*/
IStringConverter getConverterInstance(Parameter parameter, Class forType, String optionName);
}