#ifndef GENERAL_TRANSFORM_TEMPLATE_CLASS_12_01_2006
#define GENERAL_TRANSFORM_TEMPLATE_CLASS_12_01_2006

/**
    @file GenTransform.hpp
    @author Brian Magill
    @date 12/01/2006

	$Date:$
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    @copyright
     (©) Copyright 2006 by GATS Inc.
     11864 Canon Blvd., Suite 101, Newport News, VA 23606

     All Rights Reserved. No part of this software or publication may be
     reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form
     or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
     otherwise without the prior written permission of GATS Inc.
        
    @brief Interface class for function objects with one argument 
*/

///
/// @param typename T   - Data class to be manipulated
///
template<typename T> 
class GenTransform
{

public:
    
    virtual ~GenTransform() { };

///
/// @param in  - input data object
/// @return     - processed data object
///
    virtual T operator() (T const &in) const = 0;

};

#endif