41 lines
1.1 KiB
Java
41 lines
1.1 KiB
Java
/**
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*
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* Copyright 2013-2018 Florian Schmaus
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*
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
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* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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*
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* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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* limitations under the License.
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*/
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package org.jivesoftware.smack.util.stringencoder;
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/**
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* An interface for String encoder.
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*
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* @author Florian Schmaus
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*/
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public interface StringEncoder<O> {
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/**
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* Encodes an object to another representation.
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*
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* @param object the object to encode.
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* @return the encoded String
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*/
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String encode(O object);
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/**
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* Decodes a string back to it's initial representation.
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*
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* @param string the string to decode.
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* @return the decoded object
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*/
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O decode(String string);
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}
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