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package org.apache.cassandra.io;
import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.Version;
import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
public interface ISSTableSerializer<T>
{
/**
* Serialize the specified type into the specified DataOutputStream
* instance in the format suited for SSTables.
*
* @param t type that needs to be serialized
* @param out DataOutput into which serialization needs to happen.
* @throws java.io.IOException
*/
public void serializeForSSTable(T t, DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException;
/**
* Deserialize into the specified DataInputStream instance in the format
* suited for SSTables.
* @param in DataInput from which deserialization needs to happen.
* @param version the version for the sstable we're reading from
* @throws IOException
* @return the type that was deserialized
*/
public T deserializeFromSSTable(DataInput in, Version version) throws IOException;
}