de.iip_ecosphere.platform.transport.serialization

Class StringSerializer

java.lang.Object

de.iip_ecosphere.platform.transport.serialization.StringSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

InputTypeTranslator<byte[],String>, OutputTypeTranslator<String,byte[]>, Serializer<String>, TypeTranslator<String,byte[]>

public class StringSerializer
extends Object
implements Serializer<String>

A default serializer for String through Base64 encoding.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger, SSE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringSerializer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	clone(String origin) Creates a new value instance and copies the values from origin to the new instance.
String	from(byte[] data) Deserializes a target value into a source value ("input from external").
Class<String>	getType() The type to be handled by this serializer.
byte[]	to(String source) Translates a source value into a target value ("output to external").

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringSerializer

public StringSerializer()

Method Detail

from

public String from(byte[] data)
            throws IOException

Description copied from interface: InputTypeTranslator

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

Specified by:

from in interface InputTypeTranslator<byte[],String>

Parameters:

data - the data to be translated back

Returns:

the serialized object

Throws:

IOException - in case that serialization fails

to

public byte[] to(String source)
          throws IOException

Description copied from interface: OutputTypeTranslator

Translates a source value into a target value ("output to external").

Specified by:

to in interface OutputTypeTranslator<String,byte[]>

Parameters:

source - the source value to be translated

Returns:

the target value

Throws:

IOException - in case that translation fails

clone

public String clone(String origin)
             throws IOException

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Creates a new value instance and copies the values from origin to the new instance. Use the SerializerRegistry to implement cloning of nested object values.

Specified by:

clone in interface Serializer<String>

Parameters:

origin - the object to clone

Returns:

the cloned object

Throws:

IOException - in case that cloning/serialization operations fail

getType

public Class<String> getType()

Description copied from interface: Serializer

The type to be handled by this serializer.

Specified by:

getType in interface Serializer<String>

Returns:

the type