001/*
002 * nimbus-jose-jwt
003 *
004 * Copyright 2012-2016, Connect2id Ltd.
005 *
006 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use
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016 */
017
018package com.nimbusds.jose;
019
020
021/**
022 * Generic payload type transformer. Implementations should be tread-safe.
023 */
024public interface PayloadTransformer<T> {
025
026
027        /**
028         * Transforms the specified payload into the desired type.
029         *
030         * @param payload The payload. Not {@code null}.
031         *
032         * @return The desired type.
033         */
034        T transform(final Payload payload);
035}