1 package org.apache.helix.store;
2
3 /*
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11 *
12 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
13 *
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20 */
21
22 /**
23 * Serializer interface for property store
24 * @param <T>
25 */
26
27 public interface PropertySerializer<T>
28 {
29 /**
30 * Serialize data object of type T to byte array
31 * @param data
32 * @return
33 * @throws PropertyStoreException
34 */
35 public byte[] serialize(T data) throws PropertyStoreException;
36
37 /**
38 * Deserialize byte array to data object of type T
39 * @param bytes
40 * @return
41 * @throws PropertyStoreException
42 */
43 public T deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws PropertyStoreException;
44 }