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package org.springmodules.validation.util.cel;

import org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.Condition;

/**
 * Represents a parser that can parse a condition expression and return the appropriate condition.
 *
 * @see Condition
 *
 * @author Uri Boness
 */
public interface ConditionExpressionParser {

    /**
     * Parses the given condition expression and returns the parsed condition.
     *
     * @param expression The given condition expression.
     * @return The parsed condition.
     * @throws CelParseException thrown when the condition expression parsing fails.
     */
    Condition parse(String expression) throws CelParseException;

}