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/*
* Copyright 2010 Martin Grotzke
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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*/
package de.javakaffee.web.msm.serializer.kryo;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
/**
* This factory creates a new {@link Serializer} for a given class. It is
* used in {@link Kryo#newDefaultSerializer(Class)}.
*
* @author Martin Grotzke
*/
public interface SerializerFactory {
/**
* Returns a serializer for the specified type or null
if the type is not supported
* by this factory.
*
* @param type the type a serializer shall be created for.
* @return a {@link Serializer} implementation or null
.
*/
Serializer newSerializer( final Class type );
}