docs: def parse_item(self, location: str, item_type: Type[T], item_name_for_log: str = None,
                     file_mapping_conf: FileMappingConfiguration = None, options: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> T:
          """
          Main method to parse an item of type item_type
  
          :param location:
          :param item_type:
          :param item_name_for_log:
          :param file_mapping_conf:
          :param options:
          :return:
          """
  
          # -- item_name_for_log
          item_name_for_log = item_name_for_log or ''
          check_var(item_name_for_log, var_types=str, var_name='item_name_for_log')
  
          if len(item_name_for_log) > 0:
              item_name_for_log = item_name_for_log + ' '
          self.logger.debug('**** Starting to parse single object ' + item_name_for_log + 'of type <'
                            + get_pretty_type_str(item_type) + '> at location ' + location + ' ****')
  
          # common steps
          return self._parse__item(item_type, location, file_mapping_conf, options=options)