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package com.hazelcast.nio.serialization;
/**
* Base interface of custom serialization interfaces
*
* see {@link com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.ByteArraySerializer}
* see {@link com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.StreamSerializer}
*/
public interface Serializer {
/**
* @return typeId of serializer
*/
int getTypeId();
/**
* Called when instance is shutting down. It can be used to clear used resources.
*/
void destroy();
}