net.kuujo.catalyst.serializer

Interface TypeSerializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CatalystSerializableSerializer, PooledSerializer

public interface TypeSerializer<T>

Provides custom object serialization.

This interface can be implemented to provide custom serialization for objects of a given type.

Author:

Jordan Halterman

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	read(Class<T> type, BufferInput buffer, Serializer serializer) Reads the object from the given buffer.
void	write(T object, BufferOutput buffer, Serializer serializer) Writes the object to the given buffer.

Method Detail

write

void write(T object,
           BufferOutput buffer,
           Serializer serializer)

Writes the object to the given buffer.

Parameters:

object - The object to write.

buffer - The buffer to which to write the object.

serializer - The Catalyst serializer.

read

T read(Class<T> type,
       BufferInput buffer,
       Serializer serializer)

Reads the object from the given buffer.

Parameters:

type - The type to read.

buffer - The buffer from which to read the object.

serializer - The Catalyst serializer.

Returns:

The read object.