CopyForIterateCollectionSerializer.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010 Martin Grotzke
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package de.javakaffee.kryoserializers;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;

import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers.CollectionSerializer;

/**
 * A kryo {@link Serializer} that creates a copy of the source collection for writing object data.
 * <p>
 * This is useful for applications where objects/collections that are serialized
 * might be accessed by different threads. However, it only reduces the probability
 * of concurrent modification exceptions, as even during taking the copy the
 * collection might be modified by another thread.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:martin.grotzke@javakaffee.de">Martin Grotzke</a>
 */
public class CopyForIterateCollectionSerializer extends CollectionSerializer {
    
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    public void write( final Kryo kryo, final Output output, @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") final Collection object ) {
        super.write( kryo, output, new ArrayList<Object>(object));
    }

}