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/**
* This file is part of ObjectFabric (http://objectfabric.org).
*
* ObjectFabric is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, the terms
* of which may be found at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html.
*
* Copyright ObjectFabric Inc.
*
* This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
* WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*/
package org.objectfabric;
/**
* OF uses a custom binary format to describe changes on objects. It supports only simple
* types by default ({@link Immutable}). A custom serializer can be implemented to
* handle additional types, e.g. using Java or JSON serialization.
*/
public interface Serializer {
byte[] serialize(Object object);
Object deserialize(byte[] bytes);
}