src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/serialization/ObjectCodec.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.skyframe.serialization;

import com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream;
import com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Generic object serialization/deserialization. Implementations should serialize values
 * deterministically.
 */
public interface ObjectCodec<T> extends BaseCodec<T> {

  /**
   * Serializes {@code obj}, inverse of {@link #deserialize(CodedInputStream)}.
   *
   * @param obj the object to serialize
   * @param codedOut the {@link CodedOutputStream} to write this object into. Implementations need
   *     not call {@link CodedOutputStream#flush()}, this should be handled by the caller.
   * @throws SerializationException on failure to serialize
   * @throws IOException on {@link IOException} during serialization
   */
  void serialize(T obj, CodedOutputStream codedOut) throws SerializationException, IOException;

  /**
   * Deserializes from {@code codedIn}, inverse of {@link #serialize(Object, CodedOutputStream)}.
   *
   * @param codedIn the {@link CodedInputStream} to read the serialized object from
   * @return the object deserialized from {@code codedIn}
   * @throws SerializationException on failure to deserialize
   * @throws IOException on {@link IOException} during deserialization
   */
  T deserialize(CodedInputStream codedIn) throws SerializationException, IOException;
}