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 package com.mattunderscore.http.headers;

 /**

  * Parser for the header field of an HTTP request.

  * <P>

  * Takes a type parameter that specifies the type of header field elements that returned by the

  * parser.

  * 

  * @author Matt Champion

  * @param <T>

  *            The header field that is being parsed.

  * @since 0.0.13

  */

 public interface HeaderFieldParser<T extends HeaderFieldElement>

 {

     /**

      * Parses a string for a single header field element.

      * 

      * @param header

      *            String of a header field element

      * @return The structured header field element

      * @throws UnParsableHeaderException

      * @since 0.0.13

      */

     public T parseField(String header) throws UnParsableHeaderException;

 }