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package org.openqa.selenium.remote;

import java.util.function.Supplier;

/**
 * Converts {@link Response} objects to and from another representation.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of an encoded response.
 */
public interface ResponseCodec<T> {

  /**
   * Encodes a response.
   *
   * @param factory creates a new instance of {@code T}.
   * @param response the response to encode.
   * @return the encoded response.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the object cannot be encoded.
   */
  T encode(Supplier<T> factory, Response response);

  /**
   * Decodes a response.
   *
   * @param encodedResponse the response to decode.
   * @return the decoded response.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the object cannot be decoded.
   */
  Response decode(T encodedResponse);
}
