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/**
 * vertigo - simple java starter
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2016, KleeGroup, [email protected] (http://www.kleegroup.com)
 * KleeGroup, Centre d'affaire la Boursidiere - BP 159 - 92357 Le Plessis Robinson Cedex - France
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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package io.vertigo.commons.codec;

/**
 * Utilitaire permettant de passer d'un format à un autre format.
 * - format source > encodage > format cible
 * - format cible > décodage > format source.
 * 
 * Les codecs sont nécessairements bijectifs à contrario des encoders.
 * 
 * @author  pchretien
 * @param  Type Source à encoder
 * @param  Type cible, résultat de l'encodage
 */
public interface Codec extends Encoder {
	/**
	 * Décodage.
	 * @param encoded Chaîne encodée
	 * @return Objet décodé
	 */
	S decode(T encoded);
}