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package javax.websocket;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

public interface Encoder {

    /**
     * Initialise the encoder.
     *
     * @param endpointConfig The end-point configuration
     */
    abstract void init(EndpointConfig endpointConfig);

    /**
     * Destroy the decoder.
     */
    abstract void destroy();

    interface Text<T> extends Encoder {

        String encode(T object) throws EncodeException;
    }

    interface TextStream<T> extends Encoder {

        void encode(T object, Writer writer)
                throws EncodeException, IOException;
    }

    interface Binary<T> extends Encoder {

        ByteBuffer encode(T object) throws EncodeException;
    }

    interface BinaryStream<T> extends Encoder {

        void encode(T object, OutputStream os)
                throws EncodeException, IOException;
    }
}
