1 /*
2 * Copyright (C) 2020 sw4j.org
3 *
4 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 * (at your option) any later version.
8 *
9 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 * GNU General Public License for more details.
13 *
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
16 */
17 package org.sw4j.tool.barcode.random.generator;
18
19 import org.sw4j.tool.barcode.random.config.EncodingConfig;
20
21 /**
22 * <p>
23 * This interface defined a single ident with the encoded representations.
24 * </p>
25 * @author Uwe Plonus <u.plonus@gmail.com>
26 */
27 public interface IdentValue {
28
29 /**
30 * <p>
31 * Return the ident number.
32 * </p>
33 * @return the ident number.
34 */
35 String getIdent();
36
37 /**
38 * <p>
39 * Return the raw value.
40 * </p>
41 * @return the raw value.
42 */
43 byte[] getValue();
44
45 /**
46 * <p>
47 * Return the value in the given {@code encoding}.
48 * </p>
49 * @param encoding the encoding for which the encoded value should be returned.
50 * @return the encoded value or {@code null} if the encoding is unknown.
51 */
52 String getEncoded(final EncodingConfig encoding);
53
54 }