/*
* JOnAS: Java(TM) Open Application Server
* Copyright (C) 1999 Bull S.A.
* Contact: jonas-team@objectweb.org
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
* USA
*
* Initial developer(s): Sebastien Chassande
* Contributor(s):
*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* $Id: Coder.java 1672 2003-03-14 13:28:07Z durieuxp $
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
package org.objectweb.jonas_ejb.container.jorm;
import org.objectweb.jorm.api.PException;
import org.objectweb.jorm.naming.api.PName;
/**
* This interface specifies two methods to translate a PName into a PK or the
* opposite action.
*
* @author Sebastien Chassande-Barrioz
*/
public interface Coder {
/**
* This method build a PName with the primary key specifed in parameter.
* @param pk the primary key
* @return the PName
* @throws PException the operation has failed
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException operation not supported.
*/
PName decode(Object pk) throws PException, UnsupportedOperationException;
/**
* This method build a primary key with the PName specifed in parameter.
* @param pn the Jorm PName
* @return the primary key
* @throws PException the operation has failed
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException operation not supported.
*/
Object encode(PName pn) throws PException, UnsupportedOperationException;
}
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