org.apache.mina.filter.codec
Interface ProtocolCodecFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DemuxingProtocolCodecFactory, NettyCodecFactory, ObjectSerializationCodecFactory, TextLineCodecFactory

public interface ProtocolCodecFactory

Provides ProtocolEncoder and ProtocolDecoder which translates binary or protocol specific data into message object and vice versa.

Please refer to ReverserProtocolProvider example.

Version:

$Rev: 436993 $, $Date: 2006-08-26 00:36:56 +0200 (Sat, 26 Aug 2006) $

Author:

The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)

Method Summary

ProtocolDecoder	getDecoder() Returns a new (or reusable) instance of ProtocolDecoder which decodes binary or protocol-specific data into message objects.
ProtocolEncoder	getEncoder() Returns a new (or reusable) instance of ProtocolEncoder which encodes message objects into binary or protocol-specific data.

Method Detail

getEncoder

public ProtocolEncoder getEncoder()
                           throws Exception

Returns a new (or reusable) instance of ProtocolEncoder which encodes message objects into binary or protocol-specific data.

Throws:

Exception

getDecoder

public ProtocolDecoder getDecoder()
                           throws Exception

Returns a new (or reusable) instance of ProtocolDecoder which decodes binary or protocol-specific data into message objects.

Throws:

Exception