001/*
002 * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016
017package org.springframework.batch.item.file.transform;
018
019/**
020 * Interface used to create string representing object.
021 * 
022 * @author Dave Syer
023 */
024public interface LineAggregator<T> {
025        
026        /**
027         * Create a string from the value provided.
028         * 
029         * @param item values to be converted
030         * @return string
031         */
032        String aggregate(T item);
033}