<?php 

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Easy!Appointments - Open Source Web Scheduler
 *
 * @package     EasyAppointments
 * @author      A.Tselegidis <alextselegidis@gmail.com>
 * @copyright   Copyright (c) 2013 - 2016, Alex Tselegidis
 * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0 - GPLv3
 * @link        http://easyappointments.org
 * @since       v1.2.0
 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

namespace EA\Engine\Api\V1\Parsers;

/**
 * Parsers Interface
 *
 * Every parser needs the "encode" and "decode" methods. 
 */
interface ParsersInterface {
    /**
     * Encode Response Array 
     * 
     * @param array &$response The response to be encoded.
     */
    public function encode(array &$response);

    /**
     * Decode Request 
     * 
     * @param array &$request The request to be decoded. 
     * @param array $base Optional (null), if provided it will be used as a base array. 
     */
    public function decode(array &$request, array $base = null);
}