Decoder (OpenAM Server Only 7.4.1 Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

Indexed<String>
```
public interface Decoder
extends Indexed<String>
```
Decodes an HTTP message entity input stream.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static Map<String,Decoder> SERVICES
Mapping of supported codings to associated decoders.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`InputStream`	`decode(InputStream in)`	Returns an instance of an input stream that decodes the specified input.
`String`	`getKey()`	Returns the coding that the decoder supports, as it would appear in the `Content-Encoding` header.

- Field Detail
  - SERVICES
```
static final Map<String,Decoder> SERVICES
```
    Mapping of supported codings to associated decoders.
- Method Detail
  - getKey
```
String getKey()
```
    Returns the coding that the decoder supports, as it would appear in the Content-Encoding header.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getKey in interface Indexed<String>
    
    Returns:
    
    The coding that the decoder supports, as it would appear in the Content-Encoding header.
  - decode
```
InputStream decode(InputStream in)
            throws IOException
```
    Returns an instance of an input stream that decodes the specified input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - The input stream to be decoded.
    
    Returns:
    
    an input stream exposing the decoded content.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If an I/O exception occurs during decoding.