ml.shifu.guagua.io.Serializer Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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*
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package ml.shifu.guagua.io;
/**
* {@link Serializer} is used to serialize {@link Bytable} object to bytes and de-serialize bytes to {@link Bytable}
* object.
*
*
* A CONTRACT here: To make sure halt status in {@link Bytable} can be serialized or de-serialized. Please make sure to
* write and read halt status in {@link Bytable}.
*/
public interface Serializer {
/**
* Transform object to byte array.
*/
byte[] objectToBytes(RESULT result);
/**
* Transform byte array to object. Because of generic erasion, className should be provided.
*/
RESULT bytesToObject(byte[] data, String className);
}