http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/: Apache FOP (Formatting Objects Processor) is the world's first print formatter driven by XSL formatting objects (XSL-FO) and the world's first output independent formatter. It is a Java application that reads a formatting object (FO) tree and renders the resulting pages to a specified output. Output formats currently supported include PDF, PCL, PS, AFP, TIFF, PNG, SVG, XML (area tree representation), Print, AWT and TXT. The primary output target is PDF. (Apache Software Foundation) 
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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fonts;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException;


An abstract FontInfo configurator

/**
 * An abstract FontInfo configurator
 */
// TODO: Make T extends some interface to make the font info type explicit
public interface FontConfigurator<T> {

    
Initializes font info settings from the user configuration

Throws:
  • FOPException – if an exception occurs while processing the configuration
Returns:a font info list
/**
     * Initializes font info settings from the user configuration
     * @return a font info list
     * @throws FOPException if an exception occurs while processing the configuration
     */
    List<T> configure(FontConfig fontInfoConfig) throws FOPException;

}