eu.mais_h.mathsync.serialize

Interface Serializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of input objects.

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringSerializer

public interface Serializer<T>

Serializes objects to arrays of bytes.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	serialize(T item) Serializes an object to an array of byte.

Method Detail

serialize

byte[] serialize(T item)

Serializes an object to an array of byte.

Any instance of T must be accepted and have a non null return value: for any o, o instanceof T implies serialize(o) != null.

The output must be consistent, an identical output should be returned if called twice on the equal objects: for any o1 and o2, o1.equals(o2) implies Arrays.equals(serialize(o1), serialize(o2)).

Parameters:

item - the object to serialize.

Returns:

the array of bytes representing the input object on the wire.