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package com.phloc.commons.codec;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import com.phloc.commons.encode.IDecoder;
/**
* Interface for a single decoder.
*
* @author Philip Helger
*/
public interface IByteArrayDecoder extends IDecoder
{
/**
* Decode a byte array.
*
* @param aEncodedBuffer
* The byte array to be decoded. May not be null.
* @return The decoded byte array or null if the parameter was
* null.
* @throws DecoderException
* in case something goes wrong
*/
@Nullable
byte [] decode (@Nullable byte [] aEncodedBuffer);
}