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package org.onosproject.lisp.msg.protocols;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import org.onosproject.lisp.msg.exceptions.LispWriterException;

/**
 * An interface for serializing LISP control message.
 */
public interface LispMessageWriter<T> {

    /**
     * Serializes LISP control message object and writes to byte buffer.
     *
     * @param byteBuf byte buffer
     * @param message LISP address type instance
     * @throws LispWriterException LISP writer exception
     */
    void writeTo(ByteBuf byteBuf, T message) throws LispWriterException;
}