As part of the IAF distribution Apama includes the JStringCodec codec layer plug-in, in the samples\iaf_plugin\java\simple\src directory.

The JStringCodec plug-in converts between normalized events and a text string representation that can be customized using plug-in configuration properties.

Developers are encouraged to explore this sample to see what a typical codec plug-in implementation looks like.

See IAF samples for more information about this sample. The section The String codec IAF plug-in describes how the JStringCodec plug-in can be used in practice.