de.iip_ecosphere.platform.transport.serialization

Interface InputTypeTranslator<T,S>

Type Parameters:

T - the target type

S - the source type

All Known Subinterfaces:

Serializer<T>, TypeTranslator<S,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlertSerializer, StatusMessageSerializer, StringSerializer, TraceRecordSerializer

public interface InputTypeTranslator<T,S>

Defines a type translator between two given types. Translation may imply a loss or augmentation of information.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger, SSE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
S	from(T data) Deserializes a target value into a source value ("input from external").

Method Detail

from

S from(T data)
throws IOException

Deserializes a target value into a source value ("input from external").

Parameters:

data - the data to be translated back

Returns:

the serialized object

Throws:

IOException - in case that serialization fails