se.l4.commons.serialization.enums.ValueTranslator Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package se.l4.commons.serialization.enums;
import se.l4.commons.serialization.format.ValueType;
/**
* Translator between {@link Enum} and a serialized value.
*
* @author Andreas Holstenson
*
* @param
*/
public interface ValueTranslator
{
/**
* Get the type to read and write.
*
* @return
*/
ValueType getType();
/**
* Translate an enum to its serialized value.
*
* @param value
* @return
*/
Type fromEnum(Enum value);
/**
* Translate a serialized value to an enum value.
*
* @param value
* @return
*/
Enum toEnum(Type value);
}