Package org.infinispan.commons.dataconversion

Interface Transcoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTranscoder, BinaryTranscoder, DefaultTranscoder, JavaSerializationTranscoder, JBossMarshallingTranscoder, JsonTranscoder, OneToManyTranscoder, ProtostreamTranscoder, TranscoderMarshallerAdapter, TwoStepTranscoder, XMLTranscoder

public interface Transcoder

Converts content between two or more MediaTypes.

Note: A transcoder must be symmetric: if it can convert from media type X to media type Y, it must also be able to convert from Y to X.

Since:

9.2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<MediaType>	getSupportedMediaTypes()
default boolean	supports(MediaType mediaType)
default boolean	supportsConversion(MediaType mediaType, MediaType other)
Object	transcode(Object content, MediaType contentType, MediaType destinationType)	Transcodes content between two different MediaType.

Method Details

transcode

Object transcode(Object content,
 MediaType contentType,
 MediaType destinationType)

Transcodes content between two different MediaType.

Parameters:

content - Content to transcode.

contentType - The MediaType of the content.

destinationType - The target MediaType to convert.

Returns:

the transcoded content.

getSupportedMediaTypes

Set<MediaType> getSupportedMediaTypes()

Returns:

all the MediaType handled by this Transcoder.

supportsConversion

default boolean supportsConversion(MediaType mediaType,
 MediaType other)

Returns:

true if the transcoder supports the conversion between the supplied MediaTypes.

supports

default boolean supports(MediaType mediaType)

Returns:

true iff the transcoder supports the conversion to and from the given MediaType.