All Known Implementing Classes:: ByteArraysCodec, Codec.FunctionalCodec, Codec.NullPassthroughCodec

public interface Codec<A,B>

A bi-directional Function where encoding then decoding should typically return the original value.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`Codec.FunctionalCodec<A,B>`	Build a Codec from two Functions.
`static class`	`Codec.NullPassthroughCodec<A,B>`	Skips the inner codecs when provided values are null, directly returning null.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`A`	`decode(B encodedValue)`
`B`	`encode(A value)`
`default A`	`encodeAndDecode(A value)`	Useful for testing
`static <A, B> Codec<A,B>`	`of(Function<A,B> encodeFunction, Function<B,A> decodeFunction)`