org.mule.runtime.core.api.serialization

Interface ObjectSerializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaObjectSerializer

public interface ObjectSerializer

Provides access to the different SerializationProtocol used in the container.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SerializationProtocol	getExternalProtocol() Provides access to the serialization protocol used for external consumption, that is, when objects are serialized on the container to be consumed later outside the container.
SerializationProtocol	getInternalProtocol() Provides access to the serialization protocol used for internal consumption, that is, when objects are serialized on the container to reuse them later inside the container.

Method Detail

getInternalProtocol

SerializationProtocol getInternalProtocol()

Provides access to the serialization protocol used for internal consumption, that is, when objects are serialized on the container to reuse them later inside the container.

Internal serialization uses a custom serialization protocol intended to overcome the limitations imposed by the classloading isolation. This custom protocol requires of the artifact classloader structure defined at runtime in order to deserialize objects.

Returns:

the internal serialization protocol

getExternalProtocol

SerializationProtocol getExternalProtocol()

Provides access to the serialization protocol used for external consumption, that is, when objects are serialized on the container to be consumed later outside the container.

External serialization does not requires knowledge about the artifact classloader structure at runtime. Every serialized object's class is assumed to be available on the consumer side.

Returns:

the external serialization protocol