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package org.apache.directory.server.core.partition.jdbm;


import org.apache.directory.server.core.avltree.Marshaller;

import java.io.IOException;

import jdbm.helper.Serializer;


/**
 * A Marshaller which adapts a JDBM Serializer.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$
 */
public class MarshallerSerializerBridge<E> implements Marshaller<E>
{
    /** the wrapped serializer */
    private final Serializer serializer;


    /**
     *
     * @param serializer the JDBM Serializer to wrap
     */
    public MarshallerSerializerBridge( Serializer serializer )
    {
        if ( serializer == null )
        {
            throw new NullPointerException( "serializer" );
        }
        this.serializer = serializer;
    }


    /**
     * @see Marshaller#serialize(Object)
     */
    public byte[] serialize( E object ) throws IOException
    {
        return serializer.serialize( object );
    }


    /**
     * @see Marshaller#deserialize(byte[])
     */
    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
    public E deserialize( byte[] bytes ) throws IOException
    {
        return ( E ) serializer.deserialize( bytes );
    }
}