eu.mais_h.mathsync.serialize

Class StringSerializer<T>

java.lang.Object

eu.mais_h.mathsync.serialize.StringSerializer<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializer<T>

public class StringSerializer<T>
extends Object
implements Serializer<T>

Serializer going through a string representation of items.

StringDeserializer should be used as the corresponding Deserializer.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Serializer<String>	create() Retrieves an instance of this serializer directly serializing strings.
static <T> Serializer<T>	create(Function<T,String> toString) Retrieves an instance of this serializer.
byte[]	serialize(T item) Serializes an object to an array of byte.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

serialize

public byte[] serialize(T item)

Description copied from interface: Serializer

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)).

Specified by:

serialize in interface Serializer<T>

Parameters:

item - the object to serialize.

Returns:

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

create

public static <T> Serializer<T> create(Function<T,String> toString)

Retrieves an instance of this serializer.

Parameters:

toString - the function to convert items to string as an intermediate representation.

Returns:

an instance of this serializer kind.

create

public static Serializer<String> create()

Retrieves an instance of this serializer directly serializing strings.

Returns:

an instance of this serializer kind.