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package de.cuioss.tools.formatting.template.token;
import java.io.Serializable;
import de.cuioss.tools.formatting.template.FormatterSupport;
/**
* Any token should provide a method to substitute "placeholder" with his value
*
* @author Eugen Fischer
*/
public interface Token extends Serializable {
/**
* @param content must not be null
* @return token specific template with substituted attribute value if attribute
* exists, empty String otherwise
*/
String substituteAttribute(FormatterSupport content);
/**
* @return true if Token has no substitutions
*/
boolean isStringToken();
}