package net.messagevortex.asn1;

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import net.messagevortex.asn1.encryption.DumpType;
import org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object;

import java.io.IOException;

public interface Dumpable {
  /***
   * <p>Dumps an ASN.1 representation of the object.</p>
   *
   * @param dt            the dump type to be used
   * @return              the ASN.1 string representation of the object
   * @throws IOException  if dumping of the object fails due to an illegal internal state of the
   *                      object
   */
  ASN1Object toAsn1Object(DumpType dt) throws IOException;
}