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package org.canova.api.io;
import org.canova.api.io.converters.WritableConverterException;
import org.canova.api.writable.Writable;
/**
* Convert a writable to another writable (used for say: transitioning dates or categorical to numbers)
*
* @author Adam Gibson
*/
public interface WritableConverter {
/**
* Convert a writable to another kind of writable
* @param writable the writable to convert
* @return the converted writable
*/
Writable convert(Writable writable) throws WritableConverterException;
}