IOptColumnMappingBuilder.java

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package uk.ac.ebi.pride.jmztab2.model;

import de.isas.mztab2.model.OptColumnMapping;

/**
 * Interface for optional column mapping builders.
 *
 * @author nilshoffmann
 * @see OptColumnMappingBuilder
 */
public interface IOptColumnMappingBuilder {

    /**
     * Use the current builder state to create an OptColumnMapping with the
     * provided value for e.g. a particular feature (row).
     *
     * @param value the value for the mapping.
     * @return the optional column mapping built from this builder instance.
     */
    public default OptColumnMapping build(String value) {
        throw new RuntimeException("Build method not implemented in " + getClass().getName());
    }
}