src/java/org/apache/cassandra/serializers/TypeSerializer.java

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package org.apache.cassandra.serializers;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

public interface TypeSerializer<T>
{
    public ByteBuffer serialize(T value);
    public T deserialize(ByteBuffer bytes);

    /*
     * Validate that the byte array is a valid sequence for the type this represents.
     * This guarantees deserialize() can be called without errors.
     */
    public void validate(ByteBuffer bytes) throws MarshalException;

    public String toString(T value);

    public Class<T> getType();

    public default String toCQLLiteral(ByteBuffer buffer)
    {
        return buffer == null || !buffer.hasRemaining()
             ? "null"
             : toString(deserialize(buffer));
    }
}