/*
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright 2012-2015 Zafar Khaja <zafarkhaja@gmail.com>.
 *
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 */
package com.github.zafarkhaja.semver;

/**
 * A parser interface.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of parser's output
 *
 * @author Zafar Khaja <zafarkhaja@gmail.com>
 * @since 0.7.0
 */
public interface Parser<T> {

    /**
     * Parses the input string.
     *
     * @param input the string to parse
     * @return the Abstract Syntax Tree
     */
    T parse(String input);
}
