| /* |
| * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| |
| 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); |
| } |