CommandEncoder.java

/*
 * $Id$
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2000-2003 by Rodney Kinney
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, copies are available
 * at http://www.opensource.org.
 */
package VASSAL.command;

/**
 * Translates a {@link Command} to and from a string
 * Although Commands can be linked into compound commands,
 * each CommandEncoder need only handle single (not compound) commands
 */
public interface CommandEncoder  {

    /** Translate a String into a {@link Command} */
    public Command decode(String command);
    /** Translate a {@link Command} into a String */
    public String encode(Command c);
}