Module is.codion.common.core

Package is.codion.common

Class Serializer

java.lang.Object

is.codion.common.Serializer

public final class Serializer
extends Object

Utility class for serialization.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> T	deserialize(byte[] bytes)	Deserializes the given byte array into a T, null or an empty byte array result in a null return value
static <T> List<T>	deserializeFromFile(File file)	Deserializes a list of Objects from the given file
static byte[]	serialize(Object object)	Serializes the given Object, null object results in an empty byte array
static <T> void	serializeToFile(Collection<T> objects, File file)	Serializes a Collection of Objects to a given file

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(Object object)
                        throws IOException

Serializes the given Object, null object results in an empty byte array

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

a byte array representing the serialized object, an empty byte array in case of null

Throws:

IOException - in case of an exception

deserialize

public static <T> T deserialize(byte[] bytes)
                         throws IOException,
                                ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes the given byte array into a T, null or an empty byte array result in a null return value

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object represented in the byte array

Parameters:

bytes - a byte array representing the serialized object

Returns:

the deserialized object

Throws:

IOException - in case of an exception

ClassNotFoundException - in case the deserialized class is not found

deserializeFromFile

public static <T> List<T> deserializeFromFile(File file)
                                       throws IOException,
                                              ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes a list of Objects from the given file

Type Parameters:

T - the type of objects to read from the file

Parameters:

file - the file

Returns:

deserialized objects

Throws:

IOException - in case the file can not be read

ClassNotFoundException - in case the deserialized class is not found

serializeToFile

public static <T> void serializeToFile(Collection<T> objects,
                                       File file)
                                throws IOException

Serializes a Collection of Objects to a given file

Type Parameters:

T - the value type

Parameters:

objects - the objects to serialize

file - the file

Throws:

IOException - in case the file can not be written