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package org.apache.geode.internal.serialization;

import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * An ObjectSerializer is held by a DSFIDSerializer serialization service. It
 * is passed to the toData() method of a DataSerializableFixedID embedded in a
 * SerializationContext for use in serializing data from an output data stream.
 * The class StaticSerialization also provides helper methods for serializing
 * data.
 */

public interface ObjectSerializer {

  /**
   * serialize an object to the given data-output
   */
  void writeObject(Object obj, DataOutput output) throws IOException;

  /**
   * When deserializing you may want to invoke a toData method on an object.
   * Use this method to ensure that the proper toData method is invoked for
   * backward-compatibility.
   */
  void invokeToData(Object ds, DataOutput out) throws IOException;
}
