org.springframework.integration.codec

Interface Codec

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractKryoCodec, CompositeCodec, MessageCodec, PojoCodec

public interface Codec

Interface for classes that perform both encode (serialize) and decode (deserialize) on multiple classes.

Since:

4.2

Author:

David Turanski

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	decode(byte[] bytes, Class<T> type) Decode an object of a given type
<T> T	decode(InputStream inputStream, Class<T> type) Decode an object of a given type
byte[]	encode(Object object) Encode an object to a byte array
void	encode(Object object, OutputStream outputStream) Encode (encode) an object to an OutputStream

Method Detail

encode

void encode(Object object,
            OutputStream outputStream)
     throws IOException

Encode (encode) an object to an OutputStream

Parameters:

object - the object to encode

outputStream - the OutputStream

Throws:

IOException - if the operation fails

encode

byte[] encode(Object object)
       throws IOException

Encode an object to a byte array

Parameters:

object - the object to encode

Returns:

the bytes

Throws:

IOException - if the operation fails

decode

<T> T decode(InputStream inputStream,
             Class<T> type)
      throws IOException

Decode an object of a given type

Type Parameters:

T - the object's type

Parameters:

inputStream - the input stream containing the encoded object

type - the object's class

Returns:

the object

Throws:

IOException - if the operation fails

decode

<T> T decode(byte[] bytes,
             Class<T> type)
      throws IOException

Decode an object of a given type

Type Parameters:

T - the object's type

Parameters:

bytes - the byte array containing the encoded object

type - the object's class

Returns:

the object

Throws:

IOException - if the operation fails