Package org.dizitart.no2.rocksdb.formatter

Interface ObjectFormatter

public interface ObjectFormatter

An interface to define methods for encoding and decoding objects and their keys.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Anindya Chatterjee

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> T	decode(byte[] bytes, Class<T> type)	Decodes a byte array into an object of the specified type.
<T> T	decodeKey(byte[] bytes, Class<T> type)	Decodes a byte array into an object's key of the specified type.
<T> byte[]	encode(T object)	Encodes an object into a byte array.
<T> byte[]	encodeKey(T object)	Encodes an object's key into a byte array.

Method Detail

encode

<T> byte[] encode(T object)

Encodes an object into a byte array.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object

Parameters:

object - the object to encode

Returns:

the byte array representing the encoded object

encodeKey

<T> byte[] encodeKey(T object)

Encodes an object's key into a byte array.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object

Parameters:

object - the object whose key to encode

Returns:

the byte array representing the encoded key

decode

<T> T decode(byte[] bytes,
             Class<T> type)

Decodes a byte array into an object of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object

Parameters:

bytes - the byte array to decode

type - the type of the object to decode

Returns:

the decoded object

decodeKey

<T> T decodeKey(byte[] bytes,
                Class<T> type)

Decodes a byte array into an object's key of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object's key

Parameters:

bytes - the byte array to decode

type - the type of the object's key to decode

Returns:

the decoded object's key