Package org.ehcache.spi.serialization

Interface SerializationProvider

All Superinterfaces:

Service

public interface SerializationProvider
extends Service

A Service providing Serializer instances.

The CacheManager obtains an instance of this Service prior to creating any Cache instances. Before creating each Cache instance, the CacheManager calls the createKeySerializer(Class, ClassLoader, ServiceConfiguration[]) and createValueSerializer(Class, ClassLoader, ServiceConfiguration[]) methods to obtain Serializer instances for the Cache, either through explicit configuration or from CacheManager level configuration.

Some Cache configurations make serialization mandatory. If serialization is mandatory, failure to return a Serializer from a SerializationProvider results in a Cache initialization failure. For a Cache in which serialization is not mandatory, failing to return a Serializer will not cause Cache initialization failure.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> Serializer<T>	createKeySerializer(Class<T> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader, ServiceConfiguration<?,?>... configs)	Creates a key Serializer with the given parameters.
<T> Serializer<T>	createValueSerializer(Class<T> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader, ServiceConfiguration<?,?>... configs)	Creates a value Serializer with the given parameters.
void	releaseSerializer(Serializer<?> serializer)	Releases the given Serializer instance.

Methods inherited from interface org.ehcache.spi.service.Service

start, stop

Method Detail

createKeySerializer

<T> Serializer<T> createKeySerializer(Class<T> clazz,
                                      ClassLoader classLoader,
                                      ServiceConfiguration<?,?>... configs)
                               throws UnsupportedTypeException

Creates a key Serializer with the given parameters.

Type Parameters:

T - the type serialized to serialize to/from

Parameters:

clazz - the class of the type to serialize to/from

classLoader - the classloader used to load classes during deserialization; may be null

configs - the ServiceConfiguration instances available through the CacheManager

Returns:

a Serializer instance, possibly null

Throws:

UnsupportedTypeException - if a serializer cannot be created for the given type

createValueSerializer

<T> Serializer<T> createValueSerializer(Class<T> clazz,
                                        ClassLoader classLoader,
                                        ServiceConfiguration<?,?>... configs)
                                 throws UnsupportedTypeException

Creates a value Serializer with the given parameters.

Type Parameters:

T - the type serialized to serialize to/from

Parameters:

clazz - the class of the type to serialize to/from

classLoader - the classloader used to load classes during deserialization; may be null

configs - the ServiceConfiguration instances available through the CacheManager

Returns:

a Serializer instance, possibly null

Throws:

UnsupportedTypeException - if a serializer cannot be created for the given type

releaseSerializer

void releaseSerializer(Serializer<?> serializer)
                throws Exception

Releases the given Serializer instance. If the serializer is obtained from a SerializationProvider and implements Closeable, the close method is invoked.

Parameters:

serializer - the serializer to be released

Throws:

Exception - when the release fails