ProtocolCodecFactory


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20  package org.apache.mina.filter.codec;
21  
22  /**
23   * Provides {@link ProtocolEncoder} and {@link ProtocolDecoder} which translates
24   * binary or protocol specific data into message object and vice versa.
25   * <p>
26   * Please refer to
27   * <a HREF="../../../../../xref-examples/org/apache/mina/examples/reverser/ReverseProtocolProvider.html"><code>ReverserProtocolProvider</code></a>
28   * example.
29   *  
30   * @author The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)
31   * @version $Rev: 555855 $, $Date: 2007-07-13 12:19:00 +0900 (금, 13  7월 2007) $
32   */
33  public interface ProtocolCodecFactory {
34      /**
35       * Returns a new (or reusable) instance of {@link ProtocolEncoder} which
36       * encodes message objects into binary or protocol-specific data.
37       */
38      ProtocolEncoder getEncoder() throws Exception  ;
39  
40      /**
41       * Returns a new (or reusable) instance of {@link ProtocolDecoder} which
42       * decodes binary or protocol-specific data into message objects.
43       */
44      ProtocolDecoder getDecoder() throws Exception  ;
45  }
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