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package org.apache.cassandra.serializers;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
public interface TypeSerializer<T>
{
public ByteBuffer serialize(T value);
/*
* Does not modify the position or limit of the buffer even temporarily.
*/
public T deserialize(ByteBuffer bytes);
/*
* Validate that the byte array is a valid sequence for the type this represents.
* This guarantees deserialize() can be called without errors.
*
* Does not modify the position or limit of the buffer even temporarily
*/
public void validate(ByteBuffer bytes) throws MarshalException;
public String toString(T value);
public Class<T> getType();
public default String toCQLLiteral(ByteBuffer buffer)
{
return buffer == null || !buffer.hasRemaining()
? "null"
: toString(deserialize(buffer));
}
}