strangedb/src/main/java/it/cavallium/strangedb/java/database/ISerializer.java

package it.cavallium.strangedb.java.database;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Map;

public interface ISerializer {
	<T> Class<T> readClassBytes(byte[] input) throws IOException;

	byte[] writeClassBytes(Class<?> toWrite) throws IOException;

	<T> byte[] writeClassAndObjectBytes(T value) throws IOException;

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	<T> T readClassAndObjectBytes(byte[] input) throws IOException;

	void registerClass(Class<?> type, int id);

	Map<Class<?>, Integer> getRegisteredClasses();
}