Codec (Component API)

```
@Target({TYPE,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Codec
```
Defines which implementation payloads (input/output) are serialized with.

- Optional Element Summary
  
  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
  
  Class<? extends Decoder>[] decoder
  
  Class<? extends Encoder>[] encoder

- Element Detail
  - encoder
```
Class<? extends Encoder>[] encoder
```
    Returns:
    
    the encoder to use to create the payload sent to the server.
    
    Default:
    
    {}
- - decoder
```
Class<? extends Decoder>[] decoder
```
    Returns:
    
    the decoder payload used to read the response.
    
    Default:
    
    {}