Package org.apache.pulsar.metadata.api

Interface MetadataSerde<T>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Known Implementing Classes:

BookieServiceInfoSerde, JSONMetadataSerdeSimpleType, JSONMetadataSerdeTypeRef

public interface MetadataSerde<T>

Interface that define a serializer/deserializer implementation.

Method Summary

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

Method Details

serialize

byte[] serialize(String path,
 T value)
          throws 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:

IOException - if the serialization fails

deserialize

T deserialize(String path,
 byte[] content,
 Stat stat)
       throws 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:

IOException - if the deserialization fails