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package org.apache.accumulo.core.client.lexicoder;

import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;

/**
 * This lexicoder encodes/decodes a given String to/from bytes without further processing. It can be
 * combined with other encoders like the {@link ReverseLexicoder} to flip the default sort order.
 *
 * @since 1.6.0
 */
public class StringLexicoder extends AbstractLexicoder<String> {

  @Override
  public byte[] encode(String data) {
    return data.getBytes(UTF_8);
  }

  @Override
  public String decode(byte[] b) {
    // This concrete implementation is provided for binary compatibility, since the corresponding
    // superclass method has type-erased return type Object. See ACCUMULO-3789 and #1285.
    return super.decode(b);
  }

  @Override
  protected String decodeUnchecked(byte[] data, int offset, int len) {
    return new String(data, offset, len, UTF_8);
  }

}
