ElsaSerializer

All Known Implementing Classes:: ElsaSerializerBase, ElsaSerializerPojo

public interface ElsaSerializer

Elsa serializer and deserializer. It turns object instance into binary form and vice versa.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

<E> E

clone(E obj)

Deep binary clone.

<E> E

deserialize(DataInput input)

Reads binary data from input and converts them into object instances.

void

serialize(DataOutput output, Object obj)

Converts object instance into binary form

Method Details
- serialize
  
  void serialize(DataOutput output, Object obj) throws IOException
  
  Converts object instance into binary form
  
  Parameters:
  
  output - output into which binary data will be written while object is serialized
  
  obj - object instance to be serialized
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - an exception from underlying stream
- deserialize
  
  <E> E deserialize(DataInput input) throws IOException
  
  Reads binary data from input and converts them into object instances.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  E - type of deserialized object
  
  Parameters:
  
  input - input to read data from
  
  Returns:
  
  deserialized object
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - an exception from underlying stream
- clone
  
  <E> E clone(E obj) throws IOException
  
  Deep binary clone. Serialize object into binary form, and then use data to deserialize it. Returned object should be equal to original, but is completely different instance.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  E - type of cloned object
  
  Parameters:
  
  obj - object instance to be cloned
  
  Returns:
  
  deep clone
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - an exception from underlying stream