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    20  package org.apache.mina.filter.codec;
    21
    22  /**
    23   * Provides {@link ProtocolEncoder} and {@link ProtocolDecoder} which translates
    24   * binary or protocol specific data into message object and vice versa.
    25   * <p>
    26   * Please refer to
    27   * <a href="../../../../../xref-examples/org/apache/mina/examples/reverser/ReverseProtocolProvider.html"><code>ReverserProtocolProvider</code></a>
    28   * example.
    29   *
    30   * @author The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)
    31   * @version $Rev: 555855 $, $Date: 2007-07-13 12:19:00 +0900 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
    32   */
    33  public interface ProtocolCodecFactory {
    34      /**
    35       * Returns a new (or reusable) instance of {@link ProtocolEncoder} which
    36       * encodes message objects into binary or protocol-specific data.
    37       */
    38      ProtocolEncoder getEncoder() throws Exception;
    39
    40      /**
    41       * Returns a new (or reusable) instance of {@link ProtocolDecoder} which
    42       * decodes binary or protocol-specific data into message objects.
    43       */
    44      ProtocolDecoder getDecoder() throws Exception;
    45  }