de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.persistent
Interface ByteBufferSerializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Object type processed

All Known Subinterfaces:

FixedSizeByteBufferSerializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BitVector, ByteArrayUtil.ByteSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.DoubleSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.FloatSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.IntegerSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.LongSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.ShortSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.StringSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.VarintSerializer, DoubleVector, FloatVector, IntegerDBID.DynamicSerializer, IntegerDBID.StaticSerializer, IntegerVector, ParameterizationFunction

public interface ByteBufferSerializer<T>

Class to convert from and to byte arrays (in index structures)

Method Summary

T	fromByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) Deserialize an object from a byte buffer (e.g. disk)
int	getByteSize(T object) Get the size of the object in bytes.
void	toByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer, T object) Serialize the object to a byte array (e.g. disk)

Method Detail

fromByteBuffer

T fromByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer)
                 throws IOException,
                        UnsupportedOperationException

Deserialize an object from a byte buffer (e.g. disk)

Parameters:

buffer - Data array to process

Returns:

Deserialized object

Throws:

IOException

UnsupportedOperationException

toByteBuffer

void toByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer,
                  T object)
                  throws IOException,
                         UnsupportedOperationException

Serialize the object to a byte array (e.g. disk)

Parameters:

buffer - Buffer to serialize to

object - Object to serialize

Throws:

IOException

UnsupportedOperationException

getByteSize

int getByteSize(T object)
                throws IOException,
                       UnsupportedOperationException

Get the size of the object in bytes.

Parameters:

object - Object to serialize

Returns:

maximum size in serialized form

Throws:

IOException

UnsupportedOperationException