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package feign.codec;

import feign.RequestTemplate;

import static java.lang.String.format;

/**
 * Encodes an object into an HTTP request body. Like {@code javax.websocket.Encoder}.
 * {@code Encoder} is used when a method parameter has no {@code @Param} annotation.
 * For example: <br>
 * <p/>
 * <pre>
 * &#064;POST
 * &#064;Path(&quot;/&quot;)
 * void create(User user);
 * </pre>
 * Example implementation: <br>
 * <p/>
 * <pre>
 * public class GsonEncoder implements Encoder {
 *   private final Gson gson;
 *
 *   public GsonEncoder(Gson gson) {
 *     this.gson = gson;
 *   }
 *
 *   &#064;Override
 *   public void encode(Object object, RequestTemplate template) {
 *     template.body(gson.toJson(object));
 *   }
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * <p/>
 * <h3>Form encoding</h3>
 * <br>
 * If any parameters are found in {@link feign.MethodMetadata#formParams()}, they will be
 * collected and passed to the Encoder as a {@code Map<String, ?>}.
 * <br>
 * <pre>
 * &#064;POST
 * &#064;Path(&quot;/&quot;)
 * Session login(@Named(&quot;username&quot;) String username, @Named(&quot;password&quot;) String password);
 * </pre>
 */
public interface Encoder {
  /**
   * Converts objects to an appropriate representation in the template.
   *
   * @param object what to encode as the request body.
   * @param template the request template to populate.
   * @throws EncodeException when encoding failed due to a checked exception.
   */
  void encode(Object object, RequestTemplate template) throws EncodeException;

  /**
   * Default implementation of {@code Encoder} that supports {@code String}s only.
   */
  public class Default implements Encoder {
    @Override
    public void encode(Object object, RequestTemplate template) throws EncodeException {
      if (object instanceof String) {
        template.body(object.toString());
      } else if (object != null) {
        throw new EncodeException(format("%s is not a type supported by this encoder.", object.getClass()));
      }
    }
  }
}