MetadataSerde (Pulsar Metadata 2.10.3.3 API)

Type Parameters:

T -

All Known Implementing Classes:

BookieServiceInfoSerde, JSONMetadataSerdeSimpleType, JSONMetadataSerdeTypeRef
```
public interface MetadataSerde<T>
```
Interface that define a serializer/deserializer implementation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`deserialize(java.lang.String path, byte[] content, Stat stat)`	Serialize the object from a byte array.
`byte[]`	`serialize(java.lang.String path, T value)`	Serialize the object into a byte array.

- Method Detail
  - serialize
```
byte[] serialize(java.lang.String path,
                 T value)
          throws java.io.IOException
```
    Serialize the object into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path of the object on the metadata store
    
    value - the object instance
    
    Returns:
    
    a byte array of the serialized version
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the serialization fails
  - deserialize
```
T deserialize(java.lang.String path,
              byte[] content,
              Stat stat)
       throws java.io.IOException
```
    Serialize the object from a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path of the object on the metadata store
    
    content - the content as stored on metadata store
    
    stat - the Stat metadata for the object
    
    Returns:
    
    the deserialized object
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the deserialization fails