using FluentResults;

namespace pgLabII.PgUtils.ConnectionStrings;

/// <summary>
/// Codec for a specific connection string format (parse and format only for its own format).
/// Do not implement format specifics yet; provide interface only.
/// </summary>
public interface IConnectionStringCodec
{
    ConnStringFormat Format { get; }
    string FormatName { get; }

    // Parse input in this codec's format into a descriptor.
    Result<ConnectionDescriptor> TryParse(string input);

    // Format a descriptor into this codec's format.
    Result<string> TryFormat(ConnectionDescriptor descriptor);
}