TemplatePreprocessor (GTF 2.0.1 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the element that should be processed
```
public interface TemplatePreprocessor<T>
```
Preprocessor of Template Arguments

Since:

1.0

Author:

Andreas Pointner

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canPreprocess(Object toProcess)`	Inputs any type of object, that should be processed.
`Map<String,Object>`	`process(T toProcess)`	Processes the object and extracts additional properties

- Method Detail
  - canPreprocess
```
boolean canPreprocess(Object toProcess)
```
    Inputs any type of object, that should be processed. This method must check if the object is of type T, as well as if this object should be processed by the TemplatePreprocessor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    toProcess - the object to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    whether if the processor should be called for a given object or not.
  - process
```
Map<String,Object> process(T toProcess)
```
    Processes the object and extracts additional properties
    
    Parameters:
    
    toProcess - the object to be processed
    
    Returns:
    
    a map with additional template properties