org.apache.flink.core.io

Interface SimpleVersionedSerializer<E>

Type Parameters:

E - The data type serialized / deserialized by this serializer.

All Superinterfaces:

Versioned

@Internal
public interface SimpleVersionedSerializer<E>
extends Versioned

A simple serializer interface for versioned serialization.

The serializer has a version (returned by getVersion()) which can be attached to the serialized data. When the serializer evolves, the version can be used to identify with which prior version the data was serialized.

 MyType someObject = ...;
 SimpleVersionedSerializer<MyType> serializer = ...;

 byte[] serializedData = serializer.serialize(someObject);
 int version = serializer.getVersion();

 MyType deserialized = serializer.deserialize(version, serializedData);

 byte[] someOldData = ...;
 int oldVersion = ...;
 MyType deserializedOldObject = serializer.deserialize(oldVersion, someOldData);

 

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	deserialize(int version, byte[] serialized) De-serializes the given data (bytes) which was serialized with the scheme of the indicated version.
int	getVersion() Gets the version with which this serializer serializes.
byte[]	serialize(E obj) Serializes the given object.

Method Detail

getVersion

int getVersion()

Gets the version with which this serializer serializes.

Specified by:

getVersion in interface Versioned

Returns:

The version of the serialization schema.

serialize

byte[] serialize(E obj)
          throws IOException

Serializes the given object. The serialization is assumed to correspond to the current serialization version (as returned by getVersion().

Parameters:

obj - The object to serialize.

Returns:

The serialized data (bytes).

Throws:

IOException - Thrown, if the serialization fails.

deserialize

E deserialize(int version,
              byte[] serialized)
       throws IOException

De-serializes the given data (bytes) which was serialized with the scheme of the indicated version.

Parameters:

version - The version in which the data was serialized

serialized - The serialized data

Returns:

The deserialized object

Throws:

IOException - Thrown, if the deserialization fails.