io.servicetalk.serialization.api

Interface SerializationProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

JacksonSerializationProvider, ProtobufSerializationProvider

public interface SerializationProvider

A provider of serialization implementation for Serializer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> StreamingDeserializer<T>	getDeserializer(java.lang.Class<T> classToDeSerialize) Provide a StreamingDeserializer instance that can deserialize instances of T.
<T> StreamingDeserializer<T>	getDeserializer(TypeHolder<T> typeToDeserialize) Provide a StreamingDeserializer instance that can deserialize instances of T.
<T> StreamingSerializer	getSerializer(java.lang.Class<T> classToSerialize) Provide a StreamingSerializer instance that can serialize instances of T.
<T> StreamingSerializer	getSerializer(TypeHolder<T> typeToSerialize) Provide a StreamingSerializer instance that can serialize instances of T.
default <T> void	serialize(T toSerialize, Buffer destination) Serializes the passed object toSerialize to the passed Buffer.

Method Detail

getSerializer

<T> StreamingSerializer getSerializer(java.lang.Class<T> classToSerialize)

Provide a StreamingSerializer instance that can serialize instances of T.

Type Parameters:

T - The data type to serialize.

Parameters:

classToSerialize - The class for T, the object to be serialized.

Returns:

An instance of StreamingSerializer that can serialize instances of T.

getSerializer

<T> StreamingSerializer getSerializer(TypeHolder<T> typeToSerialize)

Provide a StreamingSerializer instance that can serialize instances of T.

Type Parameters:

T - The data type to serialize.

Parameters:

typeToSerialize - TypeHolder holding the ParameterizedType to be serialized.

Returns:

An instance of StreamingSerializer that can serialize instances of T.

serialize

default <T> void serialize(T toSerialize,
                           Buffer destination)

Serializes the passed object toSerialize to the passed Buffer.

Type Parameters:

T - The data type to serialize.

Parameters:

toSerialize - Object to serialize.

destination - The Buffer to which the serialized representation of toSerialize is written.

getDeserializer

<T> StreamingDeserializer<T> getDeserializer(java.lang.Class<T> classToDeSerialize)

Provide a StreamingDeserializer instance that can deserialize instances of T.

Type Parameters:

T - The data type to deserialize.

Parameters:

classToDeSerialize - The class for T, the object to be deserialized.

Returns:

An instance of StreamingDeserializer that can deserialize instances of T.

getDeserializer

<T> StreamingDeserializer<T> getDeserializer(TypeHolder<T> typeToDeserialize)

Provide a StreamingDeserializer instance that can deserialize instances of T.

Type Parameters:

T - The data type to deserialize.

Parameters:

typeToDeserialize - TypeHolder holding the ParameterizedType to be deserialized.

Returns:

An instance of StreamingDeserializer that can deserialize instances of T.