ObservableConverter.java

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package io.reactivex;

import io.reactivex.annotations.*;

/**
 * Convenience interface and callback used by the {@link Observable#as} operator to turn an Observable into another
 * value fluently.
 *
 * @param <T> the upstream type
 * @param <R> the output type
 * @since 2.1.7 - experimental
 */
@Experimental
public interface ObservableConverter<T, R> {
    /**
     * Applies a function to the upstream Observable and returns a converted value of type {@code R}.
     *
     * @param upstream the upstream Observable instance
     * @return the converted value
     */
    @NonNull
    R apply(@NonNull Observable<T> upstream);
}