Package com.reallifedeveloper.common.domain

Interface ObjectSerializer<T extends Serializable>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the serialized form

All Known Implementing Classes:

GsonObjectSerializer

public interface ObjectSerializer<T extends Serializable>

A serializer of objects, i.e., a class that can convert an arbitrary object to a serialized form and back.

Author:

RealLifeDeveloper

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<U> U	deserialize(T serializedObject, Class<U> objectType)	Given the serialized representation of an object, converts it back to the object.
T	serialize(Object object)	Converts an object to its serialized form.

Method Details

serialize

T serialize(Object object)

Converts an object to its serialized form.

The implementation should support serializing null values.

Parameters:

object - the object to serialize, can be null

Returns:

the serialized representation of object

deserialize

<U> U deserialize(T serializedObject,
 Class<U> objectType)

Given the serialized representation of an object, converts it back to the object.

Type Parameters:

U - the type of the object

Parameters:

serializedObject - the serialized form of an object

objectType - the concrete class of the serialized object

Returns:

the object represented by serializedObject

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any argument is null