eu.mais_h.mathsync.serialize

Interface Deserializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of output objects.

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringDeserializer

public interface Deserializer<T>

Deserializes arrays of bytes back to objects.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	deserialize(byte[] content) Deserializes an array of bytes back to an object.

Method Detail

deserialize

T deserialize(byte[] content)
              throws IllegalArgumentException

Deserializes an array of bytes back to an object.

Any array of bytes should lead to either a non null value or throw an IllegalArgumentException.

The output must be consistent, an identical output should be returned if called twice on the identical arrays: for any valid a1 and a2, Arrays.equals(a1, a2) implies deserialize(a1).equals(deserialize(a2)).

Parameters:

content - the array of bytes representing an object.

Returns:

the object deserialized from the array of bytes.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the input array does not denote a valid object.