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package org.apache.helix.store;
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/**
* Serializer interface for property store
* @param <T>
*/
public interface PropertySerializer<T> {
/**
* Serialize data object of type T to byte array
* @param data
* @return
* @throws PropertyStoreException
*/
public byte[] serialize(T data) throws PropertyStoreException;
/**
* Deserialize byte array to data object of type T
* @param bytes
* @return
* @throws PropertyStoreException
*/
public T deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws PropertyStoreException;
}