Serializer (clients 2.6.1.701-eep-921 API)

Type Parameters:

T - Type to be serialized from.

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendedSerializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteArraySerializer, ByteBufferSerializer, BytesSerializer, DoubleSerializer, ExtendedSerializer.Wrapper, FloatSerializer, IntegerSerializer, LongSerializer, ShortSerializer, StringSerializer, UUIDSerializer, VoidSerializer
```
public interface Serializer<T>
extends java.io.Closeable
```
An interface for converting objects to bytes. A class that implements this interface is expected to have a constructor with no parameter.
Implement ClusterResourceListener to receive cluster metadata once it's available. Please see the class documentation for ClusterResourceListener for more information.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`	Close this serializer.
`default void`	`configure(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> configs, boolean isKey)`	Configure this class.
`default byte[]`	`serialize(java.lang.String topic, Headers headers, T data)`	Convert `data` into a byte array.
`byte[]`	`serialize(java.lang.String topic, T data)`	Convert `data` into a byte array.

- Method Detail
  - configure
```
default void configure(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> configs,
                       boolean isKey)
```
    Configure this class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    configs - configs in key/value pairs
    
    isKey - whether is for key or value
  - serialize
```
byte[] serialize(java.lang.String topic,
                 T data)
```
    Convert data into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    topic - topic associated with data
    
    data - typed data
    
    Returns:
    
    serialized bytes
  - serialize
```
default byte[] serialize(java.lang.String topic,
                         Headers headers,
                         T data)
```
    Convert data into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    topic - topic associated with data
    
    headers - headers associated with the record
    
    data - typed data
    
    Returns:
    
    serialized bytes
  - close
```
default void close()
```
    Close this serializer.
    This method must be idempotent as it may be called multiple times.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.io.Closeable