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package org.apache.qpid.server.protocol.v1_0.codec;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.qpid.bytebuffer.QpidByteBuffer;

public interface ValueWriter<T extends Object>
{


    public static interface Factory<V extends Object>
    {
        ValueWriter<V> newInstance(Registry registry);
    }

    public static interface Registry
    {
        public static interface Source
        {
            public Registry getDescribedTypeRegistry();
        }

        <V extends Object> ValueWriter<V> getValueWriter(V value);
        <V extends Object> ValueWriter<V> getValueWriter(V value, Map<Class, ValueWriter> localCache);
        <V extends Object> ValueWriter<V> register(Class<V> clazz, ValueWriter.Factory<V> writer);

    }


    int writeToBuffer(QpidByteBuffer buffer);

    void setValue(T frameBody);

    boolean isComplete();

    boolean isCacheable();
}