IOFunction functional interface

Author: arturobernalg

httpcore5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/core5/function/IOFunction.java

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+
+package org.apache.hc.core5.function;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Minimal equivalent of {@link java.util.function.Function} whose
+ * {@link #apply(Object)} method is allowed to throw {@link IOException}.
+ *
+ * @param <T> input type
+ * @param <R> result type
+ * @since 5.4
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface IOFunction<T, R> {
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the transformation.
+     *
+     * @param value source value (never {@code null})
+     * @return transformed value
+     * @throws IOException if the transformation cannot be performed
+     */
+    R apply(T value) throws IOException;
+
+}