com.bankframe.ei.channel.codec
Interface Codec

All Known Implementing Classes:

DPTPCodec, JOTPCodec, XMLDOMCodec

public interface Codec

A standard interface that all codecs must implement. A codec is an object that converts Vectors of DataPacekts to a string The content of the String will depend on the codec used. This string representation can then be send over a HTTP connection.

Method Summary

java.util.Vector	decode(java.lang.String encoded) This method decodes an encoded String to a Vector of DataPackets.
java.lang.String	encode(java.util.Vector data) This method encodes a Vector of DataPackets as a string.
java.lang.String	getName() This method gets the name of the codec.

Method Detail

decode

public java.util.Vector decode(java.lang.String encoded)

This method decodes an encoded String to a Vector of DataPackets.

Parameters:

encoded - an encoded string

encode

public java.lang.String encode(java.util.Vector data)

This method encodes a Vector of DataPackets as a string.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

This method gets the name of the codec.

Returns:

the codec name