Interface ISerialiser<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:
DoubleSerialiser, ParameterValueSerialiser, StateSerializer

public interface ISerialiser<T>
Deprecated.
Superseded by EDP2.
Interface used by the BackgroundMemoryList to serialise the elements of the list into bytestreams and vice versa. The elements serialised form has to have a constant memory footprint. Otherwise using the BackgroundMemoryList will not work as it relies on the constant sizes to seek in the background storage and calculate the number of elements.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    T[]
    deserialise(byte[] bytes)
    Deprecated.
    Convert a serialised form into an array of elements of the serialiser's type
    long
    Deprecated.
     
    byte[]
    serialise(Object[] objects, int count)
    Deprecated.
    Convert the given array of elements into their serialised form
  • Method Details

    • getElementLength

      long getElementLength()
      Deprecated.
      Returns:
      The size of each element in serialised form, e.g., for doubles it could be 8 bytes (IEEE format)
    • serialise

      byte[] serialise(Object[] objects, int count)
      Deprecated.
      Convert the given array of elements into their serialised form
      Parameters:
      objects - The array of elements to serialise
      count - The number of elements to serialise
      Returns:
      The elements in their serialised form
    • deserialise

      T[] deserialise(byte[] bytes)
      Deprecated.
      Convert a serialised form into an array of elements of the serialiser's type
      Parameters:
      bytes - The byte array to deserialise
      Returns:
      An array of elements deserialised from the given byte array