com.amazon.ask.model.services

Interface Serializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

JacksonSerializer

public interface Serializer

Represents an object used for Serialization tasks.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	deserialize(InputStream inputStream, Class<T> type) Deserializes an InputStream into an Object of a Well-known type.
<T> T	deserialize(String payload, Class<T> type) Deserializes a String into an Object of a Well-known type.
<T> String	serialize(T object) Serializes an Object into a string.
<T> void	serialize(T object, OutputStream outputStream) Serializes an Object to an OutputStream.

Method Detail

serialize

<T> String serialize(T object)

Serializes an Object into a string.

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the Object to serialize

Parameters:

object - Target to serialize

Returns:

Serialized object

serialize

<T> void serialize(T object,
                   OutputStream outputStream)

Serializes an Object to an OutputStream.

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the Object to serialize

Parameters:

object - Object to serialize.

outputStream - Stream to serialize to.

deserialize

<T> T deserialize(String payload,
                  Class<T> type)

Deserializes a String into an Object of a Well-known type.

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the Object to deserialize

Parameters:

payload - String to deserialize

type - Target type of deserialization

Returns:

Deserialized object

deserialize

<T> T deserialize(InputStream inputStream,
                  Class<T> type)

Deserializes an InputStream into an Object of a Well-known type.

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the Object to deserialize

Parameters:

inputStream - Stream to deserialize from

type - Target type of deserialization

Returns:

Deserialized object