RemoteSerializer


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22  package org.jboss.resource.binding.remote;
23  
24  /**
25   * A RemoteSerializer.
26   * 
27   * @author <a HREF="weston.price@jboss.com">Weston Price</a>
28   * @version $Revision: 44967 $
29   */
30  public interface RemoteSerializer
31  {
32     
33     /**
34      * Serialize the target object to byte array.
35      * 
36      * @param target the object to serialize
37      * 
38      * @return the object as a byte array.
39      * 
40      * @throws Exception
41      */
42     public byte[] serializeToByte(Object   target) throws Exception  ;
43     
44     /**
45      * FIXME Comment this
46      * 
47      * @param target
48      * @return
49      * @throws Exception
50      */
51     public Object   serialize(Object   target) throws Exception  ;
52     
53     /**
54      * FIXME Comment this
55      * 
56      * @param targest
57      * @throws Exception
58      */
59     public void serialize(Object  [] targest) throws Exception  ;
60     
61     /**
62      * FIXME Comment this
63      * 
64      * @param target
65      * @return
66      */
67     public boolean shouldSerialize(Object   target);
68     
69     /**
70      * FIXME Comment this
71      * 
72      * @param target
73      * @return
74      * @throws Exception
75      */
76     public Object   deserialize(Object   target) throws Exception  ;
77  }
78
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