log4j-api-test/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/test/junit/SerialUtil.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.test.junit;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Utility class to facilitate serializing and deserializing objects.
 */
public class SerialUtil {
    private SerialUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the specified object and returns the result as a byte array.
     * @param obj the object to serialize
     * @return the serialized object
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(final Serializable obj) {
        try {
            final ByteArrayOutputStream bas = new ByteArrayOutputStream(8192);
            final ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bas);
            oos.writeObject(obj);
            oos.flush();
            return bas.toByteArray();
        } catch (final Exception ex) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not serialize", ex);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Deserialize an object from the specified byte array and returns the result.
     * @param data byte array representing the serialized object
     * @return the deserialized object
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> T deserialize(final byte[] data) {
        try {
            final ByteArrayInputStream bas = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
            final ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bas);
            return (T) ois.readObject();
        } catch (final Exception ex) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not deserialize", ex);
        }
    }
}