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package org.bson.codecs.configuration;

import org.bson.codecs.Codec;

A registry of Codec instances searchable by the class that the Codec can encode and decode.
While the CodecRegistry interface adds no stipulations to the general contract for the Object.equals, programmers who implement the CodecRegistry interface "directly" must exercise care if they choose to override the Object.equals. It is not necessary to do so, and the simplest course of action is to rely on Object's implementation, but the implementer may wish to implement a "value comparison" in place of the default "reference comparison."
Since:
3.0/**
 * A registry of Codec instances searchable by the class that the Codec can encode and decode.
 *
 * <p>While the {@code CodecRegistry} interface adds no stipulations to the general contract for the Object.equals,
 * programmers who implement the {@code CodecRegistry} interface "directly" must exercise care if they choose to override the
 * {@code Object.equals}. It is not necessary to do so, and the simplest course of action is to rely on Object's implementation, but the
 * implementer may wish to implement a "value comparison" in place of the default "reference comparison."</p>
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface CodecRegistry {
    
Gets a Codec for the given Class. 
Params:
clazz – the class
Type parameters:
<T> – the class type
Throws:
CodecConfigurationException – if the registry does not contain a codec for the given class.
Returns:
a codec for the given class/**
     * Gets a {@code Codec} for the given Class.
     *
     * @param clazz the class
     * @param <T> the class type
     * @return a codec for the given class
     * @throws CodecConfigurationException if the registry does not contain a codec for the given class.
     */
    <T> Codec<T> get(Class<T> clazz);
}