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1   /*
2    *   @(#) $Id: MessageEncoder.java 357871 2005-12-20 01:56:40Z trustin $
3    *
4    *   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation
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18   */
19  package org.apache.mina.protocol.codec;
20  
21  import java.util.Set;
22  
23  import org.apache.mina.protocol.ProtocolEncoder;
24  
25  /***
26   * Encodes messages of specific types specified by {@link #getMessageTypes()}.
27   * 
28   * @author The Apache Directory Project (dev@directory.apache.org)
29   * @version $Rev: 357871 $, $Date: 2005-12-20 10:56:40 +0900 (Tue, 20 Dec 2005) $
30   * 
31   * @see DemuxingProtocolCodecFactory
32   * @see MessageEncoderFactory
33   */
34  public interface MessageEncoder extends ProtocolEncoder
35  {  
36      /***
37       * Returns the set of message classes this encoder can encode.
38       */
39      Set getMessageTypes();
40  }