BlockEncoder (Lucene 9.8.0 codecs API)

```
public interface BlockEncoder
```
Encodes the raw bytes of a block when the index is written.
For example, implementations may compress or encrypt.

See Also:

BlockDecoder

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface BlockEncoder.WritableBytes
Writable byte buffer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BlockEncoder.WritableBytes`	`encode(DataInput blockBytes, long length)`	Encodes all the bytes of one block in a single operation.

- Method Detail
  - encode
```
BlockEncoder.WritableBytes encode(DataInput blockBytes,
                                  long length)
                           throws IOException
```
    Encodes all the bytes of one block in a single operation. The encoding is per block.
    
    Parameters:
    
    blockBytes - The input block bytes to read.
    
    length - The number of bytes to read from the input.
    
    Returns:
    
    The encoded block bytes.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If an encoding error occurs.