io.cdap.common.io

Interface Codec<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the class type which can be serialized / deserialized.

public interface Codec<T>

Common interface representing a utility which knows how to serialize and deserialize a given type of object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	decode(byte[] data) Returns the deserialized object represented in the given byte[].
byte[]	encode(T object) Returns the serialized form of the given object as a byte[].

Method Detail

encode

byte[] encode(T object)
       throws IOException

Returns the serialized form of the given object as a byte[].

Throws:

IOException

decode

T decode(byte[] data)
  throws IOException

Returns the deserialized object represented in the given byte[].

Throws:

IOException