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019
020 package org.apache.james.mime4j.dom;
021
022 import org.apache.james.mime4j.codec.DecodeMonitor;
023 import org.apache.james.mime4j.dom.field.ParsedField;
024 import org.apache.james.mime4j.stream.Field;
025
026 /**
027 * A parser or transformation process intended to convert raw (unstructured) {@link Field}s into
028 * structured {@link ParsedField}s.
029 */
030 public interface FieldParser<T extends ParsedField> {
031
032 /**
033 * Parses raw (unstructured) field and converts it into a structured field.
034 */
035 T parse(Field rawField, DecodeMonitor monitor);
036
037 }