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package io.netty.handler.codec.dns;
import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
/**
* Decodes a DNS record into its object representation.
*
* @see DatagramDnsResponseDecoder
*/
@UnstableApi
public interface DnsRecordDecoder {
DnsRecordDecoder DEFAULT = new DefaultDnsRecordDecoder();
/**
* Decodes a DNS question into its object representation.
*
* @param in the input buffer which contains a DNS question at its reader index
*/
DnsQuestion decodeQuestion(ByteBuf in) throws Exception;
/**
* Decodes a DNS record into its object representation.
*
* @param in the input buffer which contains a DNS record at its reader index
*
* @return the decoded record, or {@code null} if there are not enough data in the input buffer
*/
T decodeRecord(ByteBuf in) throws Exception;
}