package it.cavallium.dbengine.database.serialization;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

public interface Serializer<A, B> {

	@NotNull A deserialize(@NotNull B serialized);

	@NotNull B serialize(@NotNull A deserialized);

	Serializer<byte[], byte[]> NOOP_SERIALIZER = new Serializer<>() {
		@Override
		public byte @NotNull [] deserialize(byte @NotNull [] serialized) {
			return serialized;
		}

		@Override
		public byte @NotNull [] serialize(byte @NotNull [] deserialized) {
			return deserialized;
		}
	};

	static Serializer<byte[], byte[]> noop() {
		return NOOP_SERIALIZER;
	}
}