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package org.apache.cassandra.io;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;

/**
 * A serializer which forwards all its method calls to another serializer. Subclasses should override one or more
 * methods to modify the behavior of the backing serializer as desired per the decorator pattern.
 */
public abstract class ForwardingVersionedSerializer<T> implements IVersionedSerializer<T>
{
    protected ForwardingVersionedSerializer()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to.
     *
     * @param version the server version
     * @return the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to.
     */
    protected abstract IVersionedSerializer<T> delegate(int version);

    public void serialize(T t, DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws IOException
    {
        delegate(version).serialize(t, out, version);
    }

    public T deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) throws IOException
    {
        return delegate(version).deserialize(in, version);
    }

    public long serializedSize(T t, int version)
    {
        return delegate(version).serializedSize(t, version);
    }
}