CodecService (ONOS Java API (2.5.1))

```
public interface CodecService
```
Service for registering and retrieving JSON codecs for various entities.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> JsonCodec<T>`	`getCodec(Class<T> entityClass)`	Returns the JSON codec for the specified entity class.
`Set<Class<?>>`	`getCodecs()`	Returns the set of classes with currently registered codecs.
`<T> void`	`registerCodec(Class<T> entityClass, JsonCodec<T> codec)`	Registers the specified JSON codec for the given entity class.
`void`	`unregisterCodec(Class<?> entityClass)`	Unregisters the JSON codec for the specified entity class.

- Method Detail
  - getCodecs
```
Set<Class<?>> getCodecs()
```
    Returns the set of classes with currently registered codecs.
    
    Returns:
    
    set of entity classes
  - getCodec
```
<T> JsonCodec<T> getCodec(Class<T> entityClass)
```
    Returns the JSON codec for the specified entity class.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - entity type
    
    Parameters:
    
    entityClass - entity class
    
    Returns:
    
    JSON codec; null if no codec available for the class
  - registerCodec
```
<T> void registerCodec(Class<T> entityClass,
                       JsonCodec<T> codec)
```
    Registers the specified JSON codec for the given entity class.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - entity type
    
    Parameters:
    
    entityClass - entity class
    
    codec - JSON codec
  - unregisterCodec
```
void unregisterCodec(Class<?> entityClass)
```
    Unregisters the JSON codec for the specified entity class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entityClass - entity class