Codec (takes 1.21.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CcAes, CcBase64, CcCompact, CcGzip, CcHex, CcPlain, CcSafe, CcSalted, CcSigned, CcStrict, CcXor
```
public interface Codec
```
Codec.
All implementations of this interface must be immutable and thread-safe.

Since:

0.1

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Identity`	`decode(byte[] bytes)`	Decode identity from text (or throw `DecodingException`).
`byte[]`	`encode(Identity identity)`	Encode identity into bytes.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
byte[] encode(Identity identity)
       throws IOException
```
    Encode identity into bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    identity - The identity
    
    Returns:
    
    Text
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If fails
  - decode
```
Identity decode(byte[] bytes)
         throws IOException
```
    Decode identity from text (or throw DecodingException).
    This method may throw DecodingException, if it's not possible to decode the incoming byte array. This exception will mean that the user can't be authenticated and Identity.ANONYMOUS object will be identified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - Text
    
    Returns:
    
    Identity
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If fails