Interface CodecProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:
CodecRegistry
All Known Implementing Classes:
BsonCodecProvider, BsonValueCodecProvider, DocumentCodecProvider, EnumCodecProvider, IterableCodecProvider, JsonObjectCodecProvider, Jsr310CodecProvider, MapCodecProvider, PojoCodecProvider, UuidCodecProvider, ValueCodecProvider

public interface CodecProvider
A provider of Codec instances. Typically, an instance of a class implementing this interface would be used to construct a CodecRegistry.

While the CodecProvider interface adds no stipulations to the general contract for the Object.equals, programmers who implement the CodecProvider interface "directly" must exercise care if they choose to override the Object.equals. It is not necessary to do so, and the simplest course of action is to rely on Object's implementation, but the implementer may wish to implement a "value comparison" in place of the default "reference comparison."

Since:
3.0
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    <T> Codec<T>
    get(Class<T> clazz, CodecRegistry registry)
    Get a Codec using the given context, which includes, most importantly, the Class for which a Codec is required.
  • Method Details

    • get

      <T> Codec<T> get(Class<T> clazz, CodecRegistry registry)
      Get a Codec using the given context, which includes, most importantly, the Class for which a Codec is required.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the class for which a Codec is required
      Parameters:
      clazz - the Class for which to get a Codec
      registry - the registry to use for resolving dependent Codec instances
      Returns:
      the Codec instance, which may be null, if this source is unable to provide one for the requested Class