schemajic.codec
Class Codec

java.lang.Object
  schemajic.codec.Codec

Direct Known Subclasses:

BXERCodec, CXERCodec, DERCodec

public abstract class Codec
extends java.lang.Object

Models the abstract concept of an ASN.1 codec (coder-decoder), which is an abstract device capable of performing the encoding or decoding transformation of a value of an ASN.1 type.

Version:

1.00 - 2005/09/24

Author:

support@phillipgriffin.com

Constructor Summary

Codec(EncodingRule rule)
Constructor for Codec.

Method Summary

abstract ASN1OpenType	createOpenType(ASN1Value decodedValue)
void	decode(byte[] in, ASN1Value out) Decodes a value of some ASN.1 type.
void	decode(java.io.InputStream in, ASN1Value out) The decode method with input stream and ASN.1 value parameters ??? TEXT ???.
byte[]	encode(ASN1Value in) Encodes the value of some ASN.1 type.
void	encode(ASN1Value in, java.io.OutputStream out) The encode method with ASN.1 value and output stream parameters ??? TEXT ???.
protected abstract Decoder	getDecoder()
protected abstract Encoder	getEncoder()
EncodingRule	getEncodingRule() The getEncodingRule method gets the current ASN.1 encoding rule being used.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Codec

public Codec(EncodingRule rule)

Constructor for Codec.

Method Detail

getEncodingRule

public EncodingRule getEncodingRule()

The getEncodingRule method gets the current ASN.1 encoding rule being used.

Returns:

the ASN.1 encoding rule currently being used

encode

public void encode(ASN1Value in,
                   java.io.OutputStream out)
            throws EncodingException

The encode method with ASN.1 value and output stream parameters ??? TEXT ???.

Parameters:

in -

out -

Throws:

EncodingException

decode

public void decode(java.io.InputStream in,
                   ASN1Value out)
            throws DecodingException

The decode method with input stream and ASN.1 value parameters ??? TEXT ???.

Parameters:

in -

out -

Throws:

DecodingException

encode

public byte[] encode(ASN1Value in)
              throws EncodingException

Encodes the value of some ASN.1 type.

Parameters:

in - an ASN.1 value to be encoded

Returns:

the encoded bytes

Throws:

EncodingException

decode

public void decode(byte[] in,
                   ASN1Value out)
            throws DecodingException

Decodes a value of some ASN.1 type.

Parameters:

in - input stream bytes to be decoded

out - a decoded ASN.1 value

Throws:

DecodingException

getEncoder

protected abstract Encoder getEncoder()

getDecoder

protected abstract Decoder getDecoder()

createOpenType

public abstract ASN1OpenType createOpenType(ASN1Value decodedValue)

Parameters:

decodedValue -