ParamConverter (ultimategdbot-api 6.0.0-alpha1 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object this argument should be parsed to

All Known Implementing Classes:

GuildChannelConverter, IntConverter, LongConverter, RoleConverter, StringConverter, UserConverter
```
public interface ParamConverter<T>
```
Parses a String into an object of parameterized type. It takes into account the context of a command to allow performing case by case parsing.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`reactor.core.publisher.Mono<T>`	`convert(Context ctx, String input)`	Accepts a String input and parses it into an object of type T.
`Class<T>`	`type()`	Returns the type of object resulting of the parsing.

- Method Detail
  - convert
```
reactor.core.publisher.Mono<T> convert(Context ctx,
                                       String input)
```
    Accepts a String input and parses it into an object of type T. This method has asynchronous capabilities, and may error to indicate that it cannot be parsed to the desired object. An empty mono may represent the fact that an argument is optional, ignored or non applicable.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ctx - the context of a command that may influence the parsing process
    
    input - the input to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    a Mono emittng the result of the parsing, a error if the parsing fails, or empty if non applicable or not provided.
  - type
```
Class<T> type()
```
    Returns the type of object resulting of the parsing.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Class