RedisElementWriter.java

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package org.springframework.data.redis.serializer;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Strategy interface that specifies a serializer that can serialize an element to its binary representation to be used
 * as Redis protocol payload.
 *
 * @author Mark Paluch
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface RedisElementWriter<T> {

	/**
	 * Serialize a {@code element} to its {@link ByteBuffer} representation.
	 *
	 * @param element
	 * @return the {@link ByteBuffer} representing {@code element} in its binary form.
	 */
	ByteBuffer write(T element);
}