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020    
021    package org.apache.directory.server.dns.io.encoder;
022    
023    
024    import java.io.IOException;
025    
026    import org.apache.directory.server.dns.messages.ResourceRecord;
027    import org.apache.mina.core.buffer.IoBuffer;
028    
029    
030    /**
031     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
032     * @version $Rev: 725712 $, $Date: 2008-12-11 17:32:04 +0200 (Thu, 11 Dec 2008) $
033     */
034    public interface RecordEncoder
035    {
036        /**
037         * Encodes the {@link ResourceRecord} into the {@link ByteBuffer}.
038         *
039         * @param buffer
040         * @param record
041         * @throws IOException
042         */
043        public void put( IoBuffer buffer, ResourceRecord record ) throws IOException;
044    }