jadex.bridge.service.types.message

Interface ICodec

public interface ICodec

Encode and decode an object from a string representation.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	CODEC_ID Constant for accessing the codec id.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	decode(java.lang.Object bytes, java.lang.ClassLoader classloader, jadex.commons.transformation.binaryserializer.IErrorReporter rep) Decode data with the codec.
java.lang.Object	encode(java.lang.Object val, java.lang.ClassLoader classloader, IEncodingContext context) Encode data with the codec.
byte	getCodecId() Get the codec id.

Field Detail

CODEC_ID

static final java.lang.String CODEC_ID

Constant for accessing the codec id.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getCodecId

byte getCodecId()

Get the codec id.

Returns:

The codec id.

encode

java.lang.Object encode(java.lang.Object val,
                        java.lang.ClassLoader classloader,
                        IEncodingContext context)

Encode data with the codec.

Parameters:

val - The value.

Returns:

The encoded object.

decode

java.lang.Object decode(java.lang.Object bytes,
                        java.lang.ClassLoader classloader,
                        jadex.commons.transformation.binaryserializer.IErrorReporter rep)

Decode data with the codec.

Parameters:

bytes - The value bytes as byte array or input stream.

Returns:

The decoded object or byte array (for intermediate codecs).