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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+package org.apache.fop.render.pcl;
+
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for converters that convert grayscale images to monochrome (1-bit) 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 grayscale bitmap image to a monochrome (1-bit) b/w bitmap image. 
+     * @param img the grayscale image
+     * @return the converted monochrome image
+     */
+    RenderedImage convertToMonochrome(BufferedImage img);
+    
+}