com.github.davidmoten.rx2.buffertofile

Interface Serializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

SerializerBytes, SerializerJavaIO, SerializerString

public interface Serializer<T>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	deserialize(byte[] bytes) Returns a non-null instance of T from the byte array of length > 0.
byte[]	serialize(T t) Returns a byte array of length > 0 that is the serialization of the given value.

Method Detail

serialize

byte[] serialize(T t)
          throws IOException

Returns a byte array of length > 0 that is the serialization of the given value. Note that there are performance advantages if you ensure that the byte array produced has a length that is a multiple of four.

Parameters:

t - value to be serialized into a byte array, should not be null.

Returns:

a byte array of length > 0

Throws:

IOException - on error

deserialize

T deserialize(byte[] bytes)
       throws IOException,
              ClassNotFoundException

Returns a non-null instance of T from the byte array of length > 0.

Parameters:

bytes - byte array, should have length > 0

Returns:

instance of T

Throws:

IOException - on error

ClassNotFoundException - if class T not found