Args:
            batch (list): Batch of objects to encode.
            *args: Arguments passed to ``encode``.
            **kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to ``encode``.

        Returns:
            list: Batch of encoded objects.

def batch_encode(self, iterator, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Args:
            batch (list): Batch of objects to encode.
            *args: Arguments passed to ``encode``.
            **kwargs: Keyword arguments passed to ``encode``.

        Returns:
            list: Batch of encoded objects.
        """
        return [self.encode(object_, *args, **kwargs) for object_ in iterator]