Implemented abstraction of message encoding/decoding by adding another layer of "Encoders" to Transporters.

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diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.PMR/ITangoMessage.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.PMR/ITangoMessage.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Tango.PMR.Common;
+
+namespace Tango.PMR
+{
+    public interface ITangoMessage
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the container that will encapsulate the actual PMR message.
+        /// </summary>
+        MessageContainer Container { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the PMR message type.
+        /// </summary>
+        MessageType Type { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes the Tango message to byte array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        byte[] ToBytes();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes the Tango message to byte array representing a serialized JSON object of this Tango message.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        byte[] ToJsonBytes();
+    }
+}