```
public interface BodyCodec<T>
```
A codec for encoding and decoding HTTP bodies.

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static BodyCodec<Buffer>`	`buffer()`
`void`	`create(Handler<AsyncResult<BodyStream<T>>> handler)`	Create the `BodyStream`.
`static <T> BodyCodec<T>`	`create(java.util.function.Function<Buffer,T> decode)`	Create a codec that buffers the entire body and then apply the `decode` function and returns the result.
`static <U> BodyCodec<U>`	`json(Class<U> type)`	Create and return a codec for Java objects encoded using Jackson mapper.
`static BodyCodec<JsonArray>`	`jsonArray()`
`static BodyCodec<JsonObject>`	`jsonObject()`
`static BodyCodec<Void>`	`jsonStream(JsonParser parser)`	A body codec that parse the response as a JSON stream.
`static BodyCodec<Void>`	`none()`
`static BodyCodec<Void>`	`pipe(WriteStream<Buffer> stream)`	A body codec that pipes the body to a write stream.
`static BodyCodec<Void>`	`pipe(WriteStream<Buffer> stream, boolean close)`	A body codec that pipes the body to a write stream.
`static BodyCodec<String>`	`string()`
`static BodyCodec<String>`	`string(String encoding)`	A codec for strings using a specific `encoding`.

- Method Detail
  - string
```
static BodyCodec<String> string()
```
    Returns:
    
    the UTF-8 string codec
  - string
```
static BodyCodec<String> string(String encoding)
```
    A codec for strings using a specific encoding.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encoding - the encoding
    
    Returns:
    
    the codec
  - buffer
```
static BodyCodec<Buffer> buffer()
```
    Returns:
    
    the Buffer codec
  - jsonObject
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static BodyCodec<JsonObject> jsonObject()
```
    Returns:
    
    the JsonObject codec
  - jsonArray
```
static BodyCodec<JsonArray> jsonArray()
```
    Returns:
    
    the JsonArray codec
  - json
```
static <U> BodyCodec<U> json(Class<U> type)
```
    Create and return a codec for Java objects encoded using Jackson mapper.
    
    Returns:
    
    a codec for mapping POJO to Json
  - none
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static BodyCodec<Void> none()
```
    Returns:
    
    a codec that simply discards the response
  - create
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static <T> BodyCodec<T> create(java.util.function.Function<Buffer,T> decode)
```
    Create a codec that buffers the entire body and then apply the decode function and returns the result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    decode - the decode function
    
    Returns:
    
    the created codec
  - pipe
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static BodyCodec<Void> pipe(WriteStream<Buffer> stream)
```
    A body codec that pipes the body to a write stream.
    Same as pipe(stream, true).
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - the destination stream
    
    Returns:
    
    the body codec for a write stream
  - pipe
```
static BodyCodec<Void> pipe(WriteStream<Buffer> stream,
                            boolean close)
```
    A body codec that pipes the body to a write stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - the destination stream
    
    close - whether the destination stream should be closed
    
    Returns:
    
    the body codec for a write stream
  - jsonStream
```
static BodyCodec<Void> jsonStream(JsonParser parser)
```
    A body codec that parse the response as a JSON stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parser - the non-null JSON parser to emits the JSON object. The parser must be configured for the stream. Not e that you need to keep a reference on the parser to retrieved the JSON events.
    
    Returns:
    
    the body codec for a write stream
  - create
```
void create(Handler<AsyncResult<BodyStream<T>>> handler)
```
    Create the BodyStream.
    This method is usually called for creating the pump for the HTTP response and should not be called directly.

Interface BodyCodec<T>

Method Summary

Method Detail

string

string

buffer

jsonObject

jsonArray

json

none

create

pipe

pipe

jsonStream

create