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20  
21  package org.apache.directory.server.kerberos.shared.io.decoder;
22  
23  
24  import java.io.IOException;
25  
26  import org.apache.directory.server.kerberos.shared.messages.Encodable;
27  
28  
29  /**
30   * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
31   * @version $Rev: 540371 $, $Date: 2007-05-22 02:00:43 +0200 (Di, 22 Mai 2007) $
32   */
33  public interface Decoder
34  {
35      /**
36       * Decodes the byte array into an {@link Encodable} object.
37       *
38       * @param object
39       * @return The {@link Encodable} object.
40       * @throws IOException
41       */
42      public Encodable decode( byte[] object ) throws IOException;
43  }