samza-api/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/serializers/Serde.java

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package org.apache.samza.serializers;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * A Serde is a convenience type that implements both the {@link org.apache.samza.serializers.Serializer} and
 * {@link org.apache.samza.serializers.Deserializer} interfaces, allowing it to both read and write data
 * in its value type, T.
 *
 * A serde instance itself must be {@link Serializable} using Java serialization.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of serialized object implementations can both read and write
 */
public interface Serde<T> extends Serializer<T>, Deserializer<T>, Serializable {
}