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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.util;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

/**
 * @author Marko A. Rodriguez (http://markorodriguez.com)
 */
public final class Serializer {

    private Serializer() {
    }

    public static byte[] serializeObject(final Object object) throws IOException {
        final ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        final ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(outputStream);
        out.writeObject(object);
        out.close();
        return outputStream.toByteArray();
    }

    public static Object deserializeObject(final byte[] objectBytes) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        final ByteArrayInputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(objectBytes);
        final ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(inputStream);
        final Object object = in.readObject();
        in.close();
        return object;
    }

    public static <V> V cloneObject(final V object) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        return (V) Serializer.deserializeObject(Serializer.serializeObject(object));
    }
}