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package org.activiti.engine.impl.transformer;
import org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException;
import org.activiti.engine.api.internal.Internal;
/**
* A Transformer is responsible of transforming an object into a different object
*
*/
@Internal
public interface Transformer {
/**
* Transforms anObject into a different object
*
* @param anObject
* the object to be transformed
* @return the transformed object
* @throws ActivitiException
* if the transformation could not be applied
*/
Object transform(Object anObject);
}