org.apache.mina.filter.codec

Interface ProtocolCodecFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DemuxingProtocolCodecFactory, ObjectSerializationCodecFactory, PrefixedStringCodecFactory, 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.

Author:

Apache MINA Project

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ProtocolDecoder	getDecoder(IoSession session) Returns a new (or reusable) instance of ProtocolDecoder which decodes binary or protocol-specific data into message objects.
ProtocolEncoder	getEncoder(IoSession session) Returns a new (or reusable) instance of ProtocolEncoder which encodes message objects into binary or protocol-specific data.

Method Detail

getEncoder

ProtocolEncoder getEncoder(IoSession session)
                    throws Exception

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

Parameters:

session - The current session

Returns:

The encoder instance

Throws:

Exception - If an error occurred while retrieving the encoder

getDecoder

ProtocolDecoder getDecoder(IoSession session)
                    throws Exception

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

Parameters:

session - The current session

Returns:

The decoder instance

Throws:

Exception - If an error occurred while retrieving the decoder