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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2001-2006, John Mettraux, OpenWFE.org
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 * $Id: AttributeCoder.java 2717 2006-06-01 15:26:06Z jmettraux $
 */

//
// AttributeCoder.java
//
// [email protected]
//
// generated with 
// jtmpl 1.0.04 20.11.2001 John Mettraux ([email protected])
//

package openwfe.org.engine.workitem;


/**
 * To be implemented by the classes that will have to turn whatever into
 * a workitem
 *
 * CVS Info :
 * 
$Author: jmettraux $
 * 
$Date: 2006-06-01 17:26:06 +0200 (Thu, 01 Jun 2006) $
 * 
$Id: AttributeCoder.java 2717 2006-06-01 15:26:06Z jmettraux $ 
 *
 * @author [email protected]
 */
public interface AttributeCoder
{

    public void init (WorkItemCoder wic, java.util.Map params);

    public Object encode (Attribute a, java.util.Map args)
        throws CodingException;

    public Attribute decode (Object o, java.util.Map args) 
        throws CodingException;

    /**
     * Returns the parent workitemcoder 
     * (necessary for callbacks)
     */
    public WorkItemCoder getWorkItemCoder ();

    public String getAttributeClassName ();

}