org.caleigo.toolkit.tunnel
Interface ITunnelCodec

All Known Implementing Classes:

SerializeCodec

public interface ITunnelCodec

An ITunnelCodec is responsible for transforming messages to and from bytes that can be handled by streams.

Version:

1.00

Author:

Dennis Zikovic

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	decode(java.io.InputStream in) Reads bytes from the InputStream and transforms them into a message that is returned.
void	encode(java.lang.Object message, java.io.OutputStream out) Transforms a message into bytes and writes them to the OutputStream.

Method Detail

encode

public void encode(java.lang.Object message,
                   java.io.OutputStream out)
            throws java.io.IOException

Transforms a message into bytes and writes them to the OutputStream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

decode

public java.lang.Object decode(java.io.InputStream in)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Reads bytes from the InputStream and transforms them into a message that is returned.

Throws:

java.io.IOException