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/*
 * $Id: Encoder.java 201 2010-04-05 13:49:25Z maesenka $
 *
 * This file is part of Hibernate Spatial, an extension to the
 * hibernate ORM solution for geographic data.
 *
 * Copyright © 2009 Geovise BVBA
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 * For more information, visit: http://www.hibernatespatial.org/
 */

package org.hibernatespatial.sqlserver.convertors;

import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry;

/**
 * An <code>Encoder</code> can encode
 * geometries of type T to a <code>SqlServerGeometry</code>.
 *
 * @author Karel Maesen, Geovise BVBA.
 */
public interface Encoder<T extends Geometry> {

    public SqlServerGeometry encode(T geom);

    public boolean accepts(Geometry geom);

}