Uses of Package
io.netty.handler.codec

Packages that use io.netty.handler.codec

Package	Description
io.netty.handler.codec	Extensible decoder and its common implementations which deal with the packet fragmentation and reassembly issue found in a stream-based transport such as TCP/IP.
io.netty.handler.codec.base64	Encoder and decoder which transform a Base64-encoded String or ByteBuf into a decoded ByteBuf and vice versa.
io.netty.handler.codec.bytes	Encoder and decoder which transform an array of bytes into a ByteBuf and vice versa.
io.netty.handler.codec.compression	Encoder and decoder which compresses and decompresses ByteBufs in a compression format such as zlib, gzip, and Snappy.
io.netty.handler.codec.marshalling	Decoder and Encoder which uses JBoss Marshalling.
io.netty.handler.codec.protobuf	Encoder and decoder which transform a Google Protocol Buffers Message into a ByteBuf and vice versa.
io.netty.handler.codec.serialization	Encoder, decoder and their compatibility stream implementations which transform a Serializable object into a byte buffer and vice versa.
io.netty.handler.codec.string	Encoder and decoder which transform a String into a ByteBuf and vice versa.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec

Class and Description
ByteToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundByteHandler which decodes bytes in a stream-like fashion from one ByteBuf to an other Message type.
CodecException An Exception which is thrown by a codec.
DecoderException An CodecException which is thrown by a dencoder.
DecoderResult
MessageToByteEncoder ChannelOutboundMessageHandlerAdapter which encodes message in a stream-like fashion from one message to an ByteBuf.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.base64

Class and Description
MessageToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundMessageHandler which decodes from one message to an other message For example here is an implementation which decodes a String to an Integer which represent the length of the String.
MessageToMessageEncoder ChannelOutboundMessageHandlerAdapter which encodes from one message to an other message For example here is an implementation which decodes an Integer to an String.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.bytes

Class and Description
MessageToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundMessageHandler which decodes from one message to an other message For example here is an implementation which decodes a String to an Integer which represent the length of the String.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.compression

Class and Description
ByteToByteDecoder ChannelInboundByteHandlerAdapter which decodes bytes in a stream-like fashion from one ByteBuf to an other.
ByteToByteEncoder ChannelOutboundByteHandlerAdapter which encodes bytes in a stream-like fashion from one ByteBuf to an other.
CodecException An Exception which is thrown by a codec.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.marshalling

Class and Description
ByteToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundByteHandler which decodes bytes in a stream-like fashion from one ByteBuf to an other Message type.
LengthFieldBasedFrameDecoder A decoder that splits the received ByteBufs dynamically by the value of the length field in the message.
MessageToByteEncoder ChannelOutboundMessageHandlerAdapter which encodes message in a stream-like fashion from one message to an ByteBuf.
ReplayingDecoder A specialized variation of ByteToMessageDecoder which enables implementation of a non-blocking decoder in the blocking I/O paradigm.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.protobuf

Class and Description
ByteToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundByteHandler which decodes bytes in a stream-like fashion from one ByteBuf to an other Message type.
MessageToByteEncoder ChannelOutboundMessageHandlerAdapter which encodes message in a stream-like fashion from one message to an ByteBuf.
MessageToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundMessageHandler which decodes from one message to an other message For example here is an implementation which decodes a String to an Integer which represent the length of the String.
MessageToMessageEncoder ChannelOutboundMessageHandlerAdapter which encodes from one message to an other message For example here is an implementation which decodes an Integer to an String.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.serialization

Class and Description
ByteToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundByteHandler which decodes bytes in a stream-like fashion from one ByteBuf to an other Message type.
LengthFieldBasedFrameDecoder A decoder that splits the received ByteBufs dynamically by the value of the length field in the message.
MessageToByteEncoder ChannelOutboundMessageHandlerAdapter which encodes message in a stream-like fashion from one message to an ByteBuf.

Classes in io.netty.handler.codec used by io.netty.handler.codec.string

Class and Description
MessageToMessageDecoder ChannelInboundMessageHandler which decodes from one message to an other message For example here is an implementation which decodes a String to an Integer which represent the length of the String.