Package com.fauna.codec

Interface CodecRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCodecRegistry

public interface CodecRegistry

Interface defining a registry for codecs, which manage the serialization and deserialization of objects.

Provides methods for storing, retrieving, and checking for codecs by their unique keys.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	contains(CodecRegistryKey key)	Checks if a codec is registered under the specified key.
<T> Codec<T>	get(CodecRegistryKey key)	Retrieves the codec associated with the specified key.
<T> void	put(CodecRegistryKey key, Codec<T> codec)	Registers a codec with the specified key in the registry.

Method Detail

get

<T> Codec<T> get(CodecRegistryKey key)

Retrieves the codec associated with the specified key.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the object handled by the codec.

Parameters:

key - The unique key representing the codec.

Returns:

The codec associated with the specified key, or null if not found.

put

<T> void put(CodecRegistryKey key,
             Codec<T> codec)

Registers a codec with the specified key in the registry.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the object handled by the codec.

Parameters:

key - The unique key representing the codec.

codec - The codec to register.

contains

boolean contains(CodecRegistryKey key)

Checks if a codec is registered under the specified key.

Parameters:

key - The unique key representing the codec.

Returns:

true if a codec exists for the specified key; false otherwise.