Interface ArtifactSerializer<T>

public interface ArtifactSerializer<T>

Responsible to create an artifact from an InputStream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	create(InputStream in)	Creates an artifact from the provided InputStream.
void	serialize(T artifact, OutputStream out)	Serializes an artifact to the provided OutputStream.

Method Details

create

T create(InputStream in)
  throws IOException

Creates an artifact from the provided InputStream.

Note: The InputStream remains open.

Parameters:

in - A valid, open InputStream ready to read from.

Returns:

A valid artifact.

Throws:

IOException - Thrown if IO errors occurred during creation.

serialize

void serialize(T artifact,
 OutputStream out)
        throws IOException

Serializes an artifact to the provided OutputStream.

Note: The OutputStream remains open.

Parameters:

artifact - A valid artifact.

out - A valid, open OutputStream ready to write to.

Throws:

IOException - Thrown if IO errors occurred during serialization.