MessagePack/src/main/kotlin/ch/dissem/msgpack/types/MPType.kt

/*
 * Copyright 2017 Christian Basler
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package ch.dissem.msgpack.types

import java.io.IOException
import java.io.InputStream
import java.io.OutputStream

/**
 * Representation of some msgpack encoded data.
 */
interface MPType<out T> {
    interface Unpacker<out M : MPType<*>> {
        fun doesUnpack(firstByte: Int): Boolean

        @Throws(IOException::class)
        fun unpack(firstByte: Int, input: InputStream): M
    }

    val value: T

    @Throws(IOException::class)
    fun pack(out: OutputStream)

    fun toJson(): String
}