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/*
    SpecRunner - Acceptance Test Driven Development Tool
    Copyright (C) 2011-2016  Thiago Santos

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package org.specrunner.converters;

/**
 * A generic revert converter.
 * 
 * @author Thiago Santos
 * 
 */
public interface IConverterReverse extends IConverter {

    /**
     * Revert a given object to another using some arguments as auxiliary.
     * 
     * @param value
     *            The value to be reverted.
     * @param args
     *            The arguments.
     * @return The reversible object.
     * @throws ConverterException
     *             On conversion errors.
     */
    Object revert(Object value, Object[] args) throws ConverterException;
}