CommandCodec

Type Parameters:

T - The type of an encoded command.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractHttpCommandCodec, JsonHttpCommandCodec, W3CHttpCommandCodec
```
public interface CommandCodec<T>
```
Converts Command objects to and from another representation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`alias(java.lang.String commandName, java.lang.String isAnAliasFor)`	Allow commands to have aliases.
`Command`	`decode(T encodedCommand)`	Decodes a command.
`void`	`defineCommand(java.lang.String name, org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.HttpMethod method, java.lang.String pathPattern)`	Enhance this command codec with additional commands.
`T`	`encode(Command command)`	Encodes a command.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
T encode(Command command)
```
    Encodes a command.
    
    Parameters:
    
    command - the command to encode.
    
    Returns:
    
    the encoded command.
    
    Throws:
    
    org.openqa.selenium.UnsupportedCommandException - If the command is not supported by this codec.
  - decode
```
Command decode(T encodedCommand)
```
    Decodes a command.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encodedCommand - the command to decode.
    
    Returns:
    
    the decoded command.
    
    Throws:
    
    org.openqa.selenium.UnsupportedCommandException - If the command is not supported by this codec.
  - defineCommand
```
void defineCommand(java.lang.String name,
                   org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.HttpMethod method,
                   java.lang.String pathPattern)
```
    Enhance this command codec with additional commands.
  - alias
```
void alias(java.lang.String commandName,
           java.lang.String isAnAliasFor)
```
    Allow commands to have aliases.
    
    Parameters:
    
    commandName - The command being added.
    
    isAnAliasFor - The command name that this is an alias for.