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+package org.openslx.virtualization.configuration.transformation;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a transformation operation that transforms (alters) a given configuration with
+ * specified input arguments and returns no result.
+ * 
+ * @author Manuel Bentele
+ * @version 1.0
+ *
+ * @param <T> type of the configuration which will be transformed.
+ * @param <R> type of input arguments for the transformation.
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface TransformationFunction<T, R>
+{
+	/**
+	 * Transforms a given configuration with the specified input arguments.
+	 * 
+	 * @param config configuration which will be transformed.
+	 * @param args input arguments for the transformation.
+	 * 
+	 * @throws TransformationException transformation of the configuration failed.
+	 */
+	public void transform( T config, R args ) throws TransformationException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Applies the transformation function {@link #transform(Object, Object)} to the given
+	 * configuration and specified input arguments.
+	 * 
+	 * @param config configuration which will be transformed.
+	 * @param args input arguments for the transformation.
+	 * 
+	 * @throws TransformationException transformation of the configuration failed.
+	 */
+	public default void apply( T config, R args ) throws TransformationException
+	{
+		this.transform( config, args );
+	}
+}