JavaObjectSerializer.java

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package com.wplatform.ddal.util;

/**
 * Custom serialization mechanism for java objects being stored in column of
 * type OTHER.
 *
 * @author Sergi Vladykin
 */
public interface JavaObjectSerializer {

    /**
     * Serialize object to byte array.
     *
     * @param obj the object to serialize
     * @return the byte array of the serialized object
     */
    byte[] serialize(Object obj) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Deserialize object from byte array.
     *
     * @param bytes the byte array of the serialized object
     * @return the object
     */
    Object deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws Exception;

}