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package org.elasticsearch.hadoop.serialization.field;

import org.elasticsearch.hadoop.serialization.SettingsAware;

/**
 * Basic extractor (for serialization purposes) of a field. Typically used with {@link SettingsAware} for configuration/injection purposes.
 *
 */
public interface FieldExtractor {

    Object NOT_FOUND = new Object();
    Object SKIP = new Object();

    /**
     * Returns the associated JSON representation for the given target.
     * If the target cannot be handled, {@value #NOT_FOUND} should be returned.
     * If the target cannot be handled, but is ok to skip then {@value #SKIP} should be returned.
     *
     *
     * Take into account JSON formatting - either the value is raw and escaped down the stream or already returned in the appropriate format.
     * If it is returned as a String, apply escaping otherwise make sure the processor is aware of it.
     *
     * @param target
     * @return
     */
    Object field(Object target);
}