org.atlanmod.commons.io.serializer

Interface Serializer<T,U>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of (de)serialized objects

U - the type of the basic representation of the objects

All Superinterfaces:

Converter<T,U>, Function<T,U>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinarySerializer<T>, StringSerializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBinarySerializer, AbstractStringSerializer

@ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
public interface Serializer<T,U>
extends Converter<T,U>

An object that is responsible for encoding and decoding the basic representation of Objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default U	convert(T t) Returns a representation of t as an instance of type R.
T	deserialize(U data) Reads and assembles an object of type T from the given data.
default T	revert(U data) Returns a representation of r as an instance of type T.
U	serialize(T t) Write an object of type T into its basic representation.

Methods inherited from interface org.atlanmod.commons.function.Converter

apply, compose, from, identity, reverse

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function

andThen, compose

Method Detail

convert

@Nonnull
default U convert(T t)

Returns a representation of t as an instance of type R.

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter<T,U>

Parameters:

t - the instance to convert

Returns:

the converted instance

See Also:

serialize(Object)

revert

@Nonnull
default T revert(U data)

Returns a representation of r as an instance of type T.

Specified by:

revert in interface Converter<T,U>

Parameters:

data - the instance to convert

Returns:

the converted instance

See Also:

deserialize(Object)

serialize

@Nonnull
U serialize(T t)
              throws IOException

Write an object of type T into its basic representation.

Parameters:

t - the object to serialize

Returns:

the serialized object

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs during the serialization

deserialize

@Nonnull
T deserialize(U data)
                throws IOException

Reads and assembles an object of type T from the given data.

Parameters:

data - the basic representation of the object

Returns:

the deserialized object

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs during the deserialization