org.cryptimeleon.math.serialization.converter

Class Converter<T>

java.lang.Object

org.cryptimeleon.math.serialization.converter.Converter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the serialization format type so that the converter converts between T and Representation

Direct Known Subclasses:

BinaryFormatConverter, JSONConverter

public abstract class Converter<T>
extends java.lang.Object

Base class for converting between Representation objects and some serialization format.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Converter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Representation	deserialize(T s) Deserializes the given object to its representation.
abstract T	serialize(Representation r) Serializes the given representation to the type supported by this converter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Converter

public Converter()

Method Detail

serialize

public abstract T serialize(Representation r)

Serializes the given representation to the type supported by this converter.

Parameters:

r - the representation to serialize

Returns:

the serialized object

deserialize

public abstract Representation deserialize(T s)

Deserializes the given object to its representation.

Parameters:

s - the object to deserialize

Returns:

the result of deserialization