diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/Serializer.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/Serializer.java
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+package org.onosproject.store.service;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for serialization for store artifacts.
+ */
+public interface Serializer {
+    /**
+     * Serialize the specified object.
+     * @param object object to serialize.
+     * @return serialized bytes.
+     * @param <T> encoded type
+     */
+    <T> byte[] encode(T object);
+
+    /**
+     * Deserialize the specified bytes.
+     * @param bytes byte array to deserialize.
+     * @return deserialized object.
+     * @param <T> decoded type
+     */
+    <T> T decode(byte[] bytes);
+}
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