proton-j/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/proton/codec/AMQPType.java

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package org.apache.qpid.proton.codec;

import java.util.Collection;

public interface AMQPType<V>
{
    Class<V> getTypeClass();

    TypeEncoding<V> getEncoding(V val);

    TypeEncoding<V> getCanonicalEncoding();

    Collection<? extends TypeEncoding<V>> getAllEncodings();

    void write(V val);
}