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| package org.apache.geode.internal.serialization; |
| |
| import java.io.DataOutput; |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * An ObjectSerializer is held by a DSFIDSerializer serialization service. It |
| * is passed to the toData() method of a DataSerializableFixedID embedded in a |
| * SerializationContext for use in serializing data from an output data stream. |
| * The class StaticSerialization also provides helper methods for serializing |
| * data. |
| */ |
| |
| public interface ObjectSerializer { |
| |
| /** |
| * serialize an object to the given data-output |
| */ |
| void writeObject(Object obj, DataOutput output) throws IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * When deserializing you may want to invoke a toData method on an object. |
| * Use this method to ensure that the proper toData method is invoked for |
| * backward-compatibility. |
| */ |
| void invokeToData(Object ds, DataOutput out) throws IOException; |
| } |