// Copyright 2009-2022 Josh Close
// This file is a part of CsvHelper and is dual licensed under MS-PL and Apache 2.0.
// See LICENSE.txt for details or visit http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ms-pl.html for MS-PL and http://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0 for Apache 2.0.
// https://github.com/JoshClose/CsvHelper
using CsvHelper.Configuration;

namespace CsvHelper.TypeConversion
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Converts objects to and from strings.
	/// </summary>
	public interface ITypeConverter
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts the string to an object.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="text">The string to convert to an object.</param>
		/// <param name="row">The <see cref="IReaderRow"/> for the current record.</param>
		/// <param name="memberMapData">The <see cref="MemberMapData"/> for the member being created.</param>
		/// <returns>The object created from the string.</returns>
		object? ConvertFromString(string? text, IReaderRow row, MemberMapData memberMapData);

		/// <summary>
		/// Converts the object to a string.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="value">The object to convert to a string.</param>
		/// <param name="row">The <see cref="IWriterRow"/> for the current record.</param>
		/// <param name="memberMapData">The <see cref="MemberMapData"/> for the member being written.</param>
		/// <returns>The string representation of the object.</returns>
		string? ConvertToString(object? value, IWriterRow row, MemberMapData memberMapData);
	}
}