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  package com.alibaba.nacos.api.config.convert;
  
  /**
   * Nacos Config Converter
   *
   * @param <T> the target type that wanted
   * @author <a href="mailto:mercyblitz@gmail.com">Mercy</a>
   * @since 0.2.0
   */
  public interface NacosConfigConverter<T> {
  
      /**
       * can convert to be target type or not
       *
       * @param targetType the type of target
       * @return If can , return <code>true</code>, or <code>false</code>
       */
      boolean canConvert(Class<T> targetType);
  
      /**
       * convert the Naocs's config of type S to target type T.
       *
       * @param config the Naocs's config to convert, which must be an instance of S (never {@code null})
       * @return the converted object, which must be an instance of T (potentially {@code null})
       */
      T convert(String config);
  
  }
  