AbstractSerializator.java

package org.jboss.capedwarf.common.serialization;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

/**
 * Abstract serializator.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:ales.justin@jboss.org">Ales Justin</a>
 */
public abstract class AbstractSerializator implements Serializator {
    protected Logger log = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());

    protected AbstractSerializator() {
    }

    /**
     * By default we return true.
     *
     * @param clazz the class
     * @return true
     */
    public boolean isValid(Class<?> clazz) {
        return true;
    }

    public byte[] serialize(Object instance) throws IOException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        serialize(instance, baos);
        return baos.toByteArray();
    }
}