maito.datacollecting
Interface Transformer
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- DCXMLTransformer, OAICiteseerTransformer, QuickformatTransformer
public interface Transformer
A common interface for different implementations for transforming a data format to the
common format used by this program. Each data format has it's own implementation of this interface.
- Author:
- Antti Laitinen
- See Also:
Record
transform
Record transform(Record record)
throws TransformException
- Parameters:
record
- A record object that represents a record in a format that the implementing Tranformer is able to transform.
- Returns:
- Returns a Record object that is transformed to the unified record format that this program uses.
- Throws:
TransformException