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+package org.spongycastle.crypto;
+
+
+/**
+ * Block cipher engines are expected to conform to this interface.
+ */
+public interface BlockCipher
+{
+    /**
+     * Initialise the cipher.
+     *
+     * @param forEncryption if true the cipher is initialised for
+     *  encryption, if false for decryption.
+     * @param params the key and other data required by the cipher.
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the params argument is
+     * inappropriate.
+     */
+    public void init(boolean forEncryption, CipherParameters params)
+        throws IllegalArgumentException;
+
+    /**
+     * Return the name of the algorithm the cipher implements.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the algorithm the cipher implements.
+     */
+    public String getAlgorithmName();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the block size for this cipher (in bytes).
+     *
+     * @return the block size for this cipher in bytes.
+     */
+    public int getBlockSize();
+
+    /**
+     * Process one block of input from the array in and write it to
+     * the out array.
+     *
+     * @param in the array containing the input data.
+     * @param inOff offset into the in array the data starts at.
+     * @param out the array the output data will be copied into.
+     * @param outOff the offset into the out array the output will start at.
+     * @exception DataLengthException if there isn't enough data in in, or
+     * space in out.
+     * @exception IllegalStateException if the cipher isn't initialised.
+     * @return the number of bytes processed and produced.
+     */
+    public int processBlock(byte[] in, int inOff, byte[] out, int outOff)
+        throws DataLengthException, IllegalStateException;
+
+    /**
+     * Reset the cipher. After resetting the cipher is in the same state
+     * as it was after the last init (if there was one).
+     */
+    public void reset();
+}