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package org.springframework.http.converter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import org.springframework.http.HttpInputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
/**
* Strategy interface that specifies a converter that can convert from and to HTTP requests and responses.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface HttpMessageConverter {
/**
* Indicates whether the given class can be read by this converter.
* @param clazz the class to test for readability
* @param mediaType the media type to read, can be {@code null} if not specified.
* Typically the value of a {@code Content-Type} header.
* @return {@code true} if readable; {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean canRead(Class clazz, MediaType mediaType);
/**
* Indicates whether the given class can be written by this converter.
* @param clazz the class to test for writability
* @param mediaType the media type to write, can be {@code null} if not specified.
* Typically the value of an {@code Accept} header.
* @return {@code true} if writable; {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean canWrite(Class clazz, MediaType mediaType);
/**
* Return the list of {@link MediaType} objects supported by this converter.
* @return the list of supported media types
*/
List getSupportedMediaTypes();
/**
* Read an object of the given type form the given input message, and returns it.
* @param clazz the type of object to return. This type must have previously been passed to the
* {@link #canRead canRead} method of this interface, which must have returned {@code true}.
* @param inputMessage the HTTP input message to read from
* @return the converted object
* @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
* @throws HttpMessageNotReadableException in case of conversion errors
*/
T read(Class clazz, HttpInputMessage inputMessage)
throws IOException, HttpMessageNotReadableException;
/**
* Write an given object to the given output message.
* @param t the object to write to the output message. The type of this object must have previously been
* passed to the {@link #canWrite canWrite} method of this interface, which must have returned {@code true}.
* @param contentType the content type to use when writing. May be {@code null} to indicate that the
* default content type of the converter must be used. If not {@code null}, this media type must have
* previously been passed to the {@link #canWrite canWrite} method of this interface, which must have
* returned {@code true}.
* @param outputMessage the message to write to
* @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
* @throws HttpMessageNotWritableException in case of conversion errors
*/
void write(T t, MediaType contentType, HttpOutputMessage outputMessage)
throws IOException, HttpMessageNotWritableException;
}