1 package org.lcsim.job;
2
3 import org.jdom.Element;
4 import org.lcsim.util.xml.JDOMExpressionFactory;
5
6 /**
7 * Interface for converting from XML to typed objects for input to LCSim Drivers.
8 *
9 * @author jeremym
10 */
11 public interface IParameterConverter {
12
13 /**
14 * This method returns true if the converter can handle the given type.
15 *
16 * @param propertyType The class of the parameter.
17 * @return True if converter handles the given type; False if no.
18 */
19 public boolean handles(Class propertyType);
20
21 /**
22 * Convert an XML element parameter to a specific type and return as an Object.
23 *
24 * @param factory The expression factory to be used for variable evaluation.
25 * @param parameterElement The XML parameter data.
26 * @return Parameter converted to specific type. Returned as generic object.
27 */
28 public Object convert(JDOMExpressionFactory factory, Element parameterElement);
29 }