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package org.apache.nifi.distributed.cache.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import org.apache.nifi.distributed.cache.client.exception.SerializationException;
/**
* Provides a mechanism by which a value can be serialized to a stream of bytes
*
* @param <T> type to serialize
*/
public interface Serializer<T> {
/**
* Serializes the given value to the {@link OutputStream}
*
* @param value value
* @param output stream
* @throws SerializationException If unable to serialize the given value
* @throws java.io.IOException ex
*/
void serialize(T value, OutputStream output) throws SerializationException, IOException;
}