GridClientMarshaller.java

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package org.apache.ignite.internal.client.marshaller;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Marshaller for binary protocol messages.
 */
public interface GridClientMarshaller {
    /**
     * Marshals object to byte array.
     *
     * @param obj Object to marshal.
     * @param off Start offset.
     * @return Byte buffer.
     * @throws IOException If marshalling failed.
     */
    public ByteBuffer marshal(Object obj, int off) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Unmarshals object from byte array.
     *
     * @param bytes Byte array.
     * @return Unmarshalled object.
     * @throws IOException If unmarshalling failed.
     */
    public <T> T unmarshal(byte[] bytes) throws IOException;
}