Package com.esotericsoftware.kryo

Interface SerializerFactory<T extends Serializer>

All Known Implementing Classes:

SerializerFactory.BaseSerializerFactory, SerializerFactory.CompatibleFieldSerializerFactory, SerializerFactory.FieldSerializerFactory, SerializerFactory.ReflectionSerializerFactory, SerializerFactory.SingletonSerializerFactory, SerializerFactory.TaggedFieldSerializerFactory, SerializerFactory.VersionFieldSerializerFactory

public interface SerializerFactory<T extends Serializer>

Creates and configures serializers.

Author:

Rafael Winterhalter

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	SerializerFactory.BaseSerializerFactory<T extends Serializer>	A serializer factory which always returns true for SerializerFactory.BaseSerializerFactory.isSupported(Class).
static class	SerializerFactory.CompatibleFieldSerializerFactory	A serializer factory that returns new, configured CompatibleFieldSerializer instances.
static class	SerializerFactory.FieldSerializerFactory	A serializer factory that returns new, configured FieldSerializer instances.
static class	SerializerFactory.ReflectionSerializerFactory<T extends Serializer>	This factory instantiates new serializers of a given class via reflection.
static class	SerializerFactory.SingletonSerializerFactory<T extends Serializer>	A serializer factory that always returns a given serializer instance rather than creating new serializer instances.
static class	SerializerFactory.TaggedFieldSerializerFactory	A serializer factory that returns new, configured TaggedFieldSerializer instances.
static class	SerializerFactory.VersionFieldSerializerFactory	A serializer factory that returns new, configured VersionFieldSerializer instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isSupported(Class type)	Returns true if this factory can create a serializer for the specified type.
T	newSerializer(Kryo kryo, Class type)	Creates and configures a new serializer.

Method Detail

newSerializer

T newSerializer(Kryo kryo,
                Class type)

Creates and configures a new serializer.

Parameters:

kryo - The Kryo instance that will be used with the new serializer.

type - The type of the object that the serializer will serialize.

isSupported

boolean isSupported(Class type)

Returns true if this factory can create a serializer for the specified type.