Serdes (Azkarra Streams 0.7.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the data-type to serialize/deserialize.

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable, Configurable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SpecificJsonSerdes
```
public interface Serdes<T>
extends Configurable, Closeable, AutoCloseable
```
Interface for serializing and de-serializing object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`	Close this `Serdes`.
`default void`	`configure(Conf configuration)`	Configure this `Serdes`.
`String`	`contentType()`	Get the content-type attached to this `Serdes`.
`T`	`deserialize(byte[] data)`	Deserialize data from a byte array into a value or object.
`byte[]`	`serialize(T object)`	Serialize a data object into a byte array.

- Method Detail
  - configure
```
default void configure(Conf configuration)
```
    Configure this Serdes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    configure in interface Configurable
    
    Parameters:
    
    configuration - the Conf instance used to configure this instance.
  - contentType
```
String contentType()
```
    Get the content-type attached to this Serdes.
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representing the content-type.
  - serialize
```
byte[] serialize(T object)
          throws SerializationException
```
    Serialize a data object into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the data object to convert; may be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the serialized data byte array; may be null
    
    Throws:
    
    SerializationException
  - deserialize
```
T deserialize(byte[] data)
       throws SerializationException
```
    Deserialize data from a byte array into a value or object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the data byte array to deserialize; may be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the deserialized typed data; may be null
    
    Throws:
    
    SerializationException
  - close
```
default void close()
```
    Close this Serdes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Closeable