core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/serializers/Ip6AddressSerializer.java

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package org.onlab.onos.store.serializers;

import org.onlab.packet.Ip6Address;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;

/**
 * Kryo Serializer for {@link Ip6Address}.
 */
public class Ip6AddressSerializer extends Serializer<Ip6Address> {

    /**
     * Creates {@link Ip6Address} serializer instance.
     */
    public Ip6AddressSerializer() {
        // non-null, immutable
        super(false, true);
    }

    @Override
    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, Ip6Address object) {
        byte[] octs = object.toOctets();
        // TODO: Writing (and reading) the number of octets is redundant:
        // It is always Ip6Address.BYTE_LENGTH
        output.writeInt(octs.length);
        output.writeBytes(octs);
    }

    @Override
    public Ip6Address read(Kryo kryo, Input input, Class<Ip6Address> type) {
        final int octLen = input.readInt();
        byte[] octs = new byte[octLen];
        input.readBytes(octs);
        return Ip6Address.valueOf(octs);
    }
}