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019    
020    package org.apache.james.mime4j.dom;
021    
022    import org.apache.james.mime4j.codec.DecodeMonitor;
023    import org.apache.james.mime4j.dom.field.ParsedField;
024    import org.apache.james.mime4j.stream.Field;
025    
026    /**
027     * A parser or transformation process intended to convert raw (unstructured) {@link Field}s into
028     * structured {@link ParsedField}s.
029     */
030    public interface FieldParser<T extends ParsedField> {
031    
032        /**
033         * Parses raw (unstructured) field and converts it into a structured field.
034         */
035        T parse(Field rawField, DecodeMonitor monitor);
036    
037    }