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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.util.bitmap;

import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;

/**
 * Interface for converters that convert images to monochrome (1-bit, bi-level) bitmap images.
 */
public interface MonochromeBitmapConverter {

    /**
     * Sets a hint to the implementation
     * @param name the name of the hint
     * @param value the value
     */
    void setHint(String name, String value);

    /**
     * Converts a bitmap image to a monochrome (1-bit) b/w bitmap image.
     * @param img the original image
     * @return the converted monochrome image
     */
    RenderedImage convertToMonochrome(BufferedImage img);

}
