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package org.apache.directory.server.kerberos.shared.io.encoder;


import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.directory.server.kerberos.shared.messages.Encodable;


/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface Encoder
{
    /**
     * Encodes an ASN.1 {@link Encodable} object into a byte array.
     *
     * @param object
     * @return The byte array.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public byte[] encode( Encodable object ) throws IOException;
}