foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/sessions/serializers/Serializer.java

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 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0,
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 * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
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 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
 */

// Contributors:
//      Oracle - initial impl
package org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.serializers;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.Session;

/**
 * Generic serializer interface.
 * Allows for a plugable serializer for Remote, Cache Coordination, Converters.
 * @author James Sutherland
 */
public interface Serializer extends Serializable, Cloneable {
    Object serialize(Object object, Session session);
    Object deserialize(Object bytes, Session session);
    Class<?> getType();
    void initialize(Class<?> serializeClass, String serializePackage, Session session);
}