runners/core-construction-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/CoderTranslator.java

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package org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction;

import java.util.List;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.annotations.Experimental.Kind;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.Coder;

/**
 * An interface that translates coders to components and back.
 *
 * <p>This interface is highly experimental, and incomplete. Coders must in the general case have
 * the capability to encode an additional payload, which is not currently supported. This exists as
 * a temporary measure.
 */
@Experimental(Kind.CORE_RUNNERS_ONLY)
public interface CoderTranslator<T extends Coder<?>> {
  /**
  * Extract all component {@link Coder coders} within a coder.
   */
  List<? extends Coder<?>> getComponents(T from);

  /**
   * Create a {@link Coder} from its component {@link Coder coders}.
   */
  T fromComponents(List<Coder<?>> components);
}