DynamicCodecs.java

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package com.mastfrog.giulius.mongodb.async;

import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;
import com.mastfrog.giulius.mongodb.async.GiuliusMongoAsyncModule.DefaultFallbackCodecs;
import org.bson.codecs.Codec;
import org.bson.codecs.configuration.CodecConfigurationException;

/**
 * Interface that allows for codecs using technologies like Jackson to be
 * generated dynamically.  It is more efficient to write your own codec, but
 * this is useful for rapid prototyping.
 *
 * @author Tim Boudreau
 */
@ImplementedBy(DefaultFallbackCodecs.class)
public interface DynamicCodecs {

    /**
     * Create a codec for this type, or rethrow the previous exception.
     * 
     * @param <T> The type
     * @param type The type
     * @param ex The exception that was thrown by the default registry
     * @return A codec
     */
    <T> Codec<T> createCodec(Class<T> type, CodecConfigurationException ex);
    
}