1 /*
2 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
3 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
4 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
5 *
6 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
7 *
8 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
9 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
10 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
11 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
12 * limitations under the License.
13 */
14 package com.addthis.codec;
15
16 public interface Codec {
17
18 public byte[] encode(Object obj) throws Exception;
19
20 public <T> T decode(T shell, byte[] data) throws Exception;
21
22 public <T> T decode(Class<T> type, byte[] data) throws Exception;
23
24 public boolean storesNull(byte[] data);
25 }