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package net.fortuna.ical4j.transform;
import net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Calendar;
import net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Component;
import net.fortuna.ical4j.util.Calendars;
/**
* $Id: Transformer.java,v 1.8 2009/01/12 04:42:15 fortuna Exp $
*
* Created: 23/09/2004
*
* Base class of calendar transformations.
* @author benfortuna
*/
public abstract class Transformer {
/**
* Transforms the specified calendar according to the implementation of this method. By definition this method will
* modify the existing calendar instance and return it for convenience.
* @param calendar a calendar to transform
* @return a transformed calendar
*/
public abstract Calendar transform(final Calendar calendar);
/**
* Transforms the specified component according to the transformer implementation.
* @param component a component to transform
* @return a calendar containing the transformed component
*/
public final Calendar transform(final Component component) {
return transform(Calendars.wrap(component));
}
}
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