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package eu.europa.ec.markt.dss.utils;
import eu.europa.ec.markt.dss.exception.DSSException;
/**
* Defines common decoding methods for byte array decoders.
*
* @author Apache Software Foundation
* @version $Id: BinaryDecoder.java 1157192 2011-08-12 17:27:38Z ggregory $
*/
public interface BinaryDecoder extends Decoder {
/**
* Decodes a byte array and returns the results as a byte array.
*
* @param source A byte array which has been encoded with the
* appropriate encoder
* @return a byte array that contains decoded content
* @throws DSSException A decoder exception is thrown if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during the decode process.
*/
byte[] decode(byte[] source) throws DSSException;
}