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package org.modeshape.jdbc;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.jcr.Value;
import javax.jcr.ValueFormatException;

/**
 *
 */
public interface Transform {

    /**
     * This method transforms a value of the source type into a value of the target type.
     * 
     * @param value Incoming value of source type
     * @return Outgoing value of target type
     * @throws ValueFormatException if value is an incorrect input type
     * @throws RepositoryException if unable to obtain value from repository the transformation fails
     */
    Object transform( Value value ) throws ValueFormatException, RepositoryException;

}
