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package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.types;

import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.RLPInput;
import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.RLPOutput;

/** Block encoding and decoding to and from RLP */
public interface QbftBlockCodec {
  /**
   * Read a block from RLP using the committed seal hash
   *
   * @param rlpInput RLP input
   * @return The block
   */
  QbftBlock readFrom(RLPInput rlpInput);

  /**
   * Write a block to RLP
   *
   * @param block The block to write
   * @param rlpOutput RLP output to write the block to
   */
  void writeTo(QbftBlock block, RLPOutput rlpOutput);
}
