Package elki.utilities.io

Interface ByteBufferSerializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Object type processed

All Known Subinterfaces:

FixedSizeByteBufferSerializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BitVector.ShortSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.ByteSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.DoubleSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.FloatSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.IntegerSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.LongSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.ShortSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.StringSerializer, ByteArrayUtil.VarintSerializer, ByteVector.ShortSerializer, ByteVector.SmallSerializer, DoubleVector.ShortSerializer, DoubleVector.SmallSerializer, DoubleVector.VariableSerializer, FloatVector.ShortSerializer, FloatVector.SmallSerializer, FloatVector.VariableSerializer, IntegerDBID.DynamicSerializer, IntegerDBID.StaticSerializer, IntegerVector.ShortSerializer, IntegerVector.SmallSerializer, IntegerVector.VariableSerializer, LabelList.Serializer, ShortVector.ShortSerializer, ShortVector.VariableSerializer, SimpleClassLabel.Serializer, SparseByteVector.VariableSerializer, SparseDoubleVector.VariableSerializer, SparseFloatVector.VariableSerializer, SparseIntegerVector.VariableSerializer, SparseShortVector.VariableSerializer, TypeInformationSerializer, TypeInformationSerializer.SimpleTypeSerializer, TypeInformationSerializer.VectorFieldTypeSerializer, TypeInformationSerializer.VectorTypeSerializer

public interface ByteBufferSerializer<T>

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

Since:

0.4.0

Author:

Erich Schubert

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	fromByteBuffer(java.nio.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(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer, T object)	Serialize the object to a byte array (e.g., disk)

Method Detail

fromByteBuffer

T fromByteBuffer(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer)
          throws java.io.IOException

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

Parameters:

buffer - Data array to process

Returns:

Deserialized object

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on IO errors

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - When functionality not implemented or available

toByteBuffer

void toByteBuffer(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer,
                  T object)
           throws java.io.IOException

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

Parameters:

buffer - Buffer to serialize to

object - Object to serialize

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on IO errors

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - When functionality not implemented or available

getByteSize

int getByteSize(T object)
         throws java.io.IOException

Get the size of the object in bytes.

Parameters:

object - Object to serialize

Returns:

maximum size in serialized form

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on IO errors

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - When functionality not implemented or available