Package com.opencloud.util

Class FastSerialize

java.lang.Object

com.opencloud.util.FastSerialize

public class FastSerialize
extends Object

Utility functions based around the FastSerializable contract.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	FastSerialize.SerialisableType

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	fastDeserialize(byte[] data)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static Object	fastDeserialize(byte[] data, int offset, int length)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static Object	fastDeserialize(byte[] data, int offset, int length, ClassLoader classLoader)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static Object	fastDeserialize(byte[] data, ClassLoader classLoader)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static byte[]	fastSerialize(Object obj)	Serialise an object to a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static Object	fromStream(DataInput in)	Deserialise an object from a stream using the FastSerializable where possible.
static Object	fromStream(DataInput in, ClassLoader classLoader)	Deserialise an object from a stream using the FastSerializable where possible.
static FastSerialize.SerialisableType	getType(Class<?> c)
static String	readString(DataInput inStream)	Read a string value from the specified data input stream.
static Object	standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java deserialisation approach.
static Object	standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray, int offset, int length)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java serialisation approach.
static Object	standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray, int offset, int length, ClassLoader classLoader)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java serialisation approach.
static Object	standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray, ClassLoader classLoader)	Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java deserialisation approach.
static byte[]	standardSerialize(Object toSerialise)	Serialise an object to a byte array using the standard Java serialisation approach.
static void	toStream(Object obj, DataOutput out)	Serialise an object to a stream using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static FastSerialize.SerialisableType	toStreamAndGetType(Object obj, DataOutput out)	Serialise an object to a stream using the FastSerializable approach where possible.
static void	writeString(String value, DataOutput outStream)	Write a string value to the specified data output stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

readString

public static String readString(DataInput inStream)
                         throws IOException

Read a string value from the specified data input stream. Supports strings greater than 65535 characters in length.

Parameters:

inStream - the input stream to read from.

Returns:

the string value, or null if a null string value was stored in the stream.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

writeString

public static void writeString(String value,
                               DataOutput outStream)
                        throws IOException

Write a string value to the specified data output stream. Supports strings greater than 65535 characters in length.

Parameters:

value - the string value to write. May be null.

outStream - the output stream to write to.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

standardSerialize

public static byte[] standardSerialize(Object toSerialise)
                                throws IOException

Serialise an object to a byte array using the standard Java serialisation approach.

Parameters:

toSerialise - the object to serialise. May be null.

Returns:

the serialised form of the object, or null if the input toSerialise argument is null.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

standardDeserialize

public static Object standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray)
                                  throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java deserialisation approach.

This method is equivalent to standardDeserialise(byteArray, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()).

Parameters:

byteArray - the serialised data to deserialise. May be null.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if the input byteArray argument is null.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

standardDeserialize

public static Object standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray,
                                         ClassLoader classLoader)
                                  throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java deserialisation approach.

If the input byteArray argument is not null then this method is equivalent to standardDeserialize(byteArray, 0, byteArray.length, classLoader).

Parameters:

byteArray - the serialised data to deserialise. May be null.

classLoader - the class loader to be used during deserialisation.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if the input byteArray argument is null.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

standardDeserialize

public static Object standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray,
                                         int offset,
                                         int length)
                                  throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java serialisation approach.

This method is equivalent to standardDeserialize(byteArray, offset, length, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()).

Parameters:

byteArray - the serialised data to deserialise. May be null.

offset - the offset within byteArray of the data to start deserialisation from.

length - the length of data within byteArray to be read.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if the input byteArray argument is null.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

standardDeserialize

public static Object standardDeserialize(byte[] byteArray,
                                         int offset,
                                         int length,
                                         ClassLoader classLoader)
                                  throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the standard Java serialisation approach.

Parameters:

byteArray - the serialised data to deserialise. May be null.

offset - the offset within byteArray of the data to start deserialisation from.

length - the length of data within byteArray to be read.

classLoader - the class loader to be used during deserialisation.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if the input byteArray argument is null.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fastSerialize

public static byte[] fastSerialize(Object obj)
                            throws IOException

Serialise an object to a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible. The resulting data should be deserialised using fastDeserialize(byte[]).

This method uses toStream(Object, DataOutput) to do the actual serialisation.

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialise. May be null.

Returns:

a byte array containing the serialised data.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fastDeserialize

public static Object fastDeserialize(byte[] data)
                              throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.

This method is equivalent to fastDeserialize(data, 0, data.length, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()).

Parameters:

data - the serialised data (from fastSerialize(Object)) to deserialise.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if a null value was stored.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fastDeserialize

public static Object fastDeserialize(byte[] data,
                                     int offset,
                                     int length)
                              throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.

This method is equivalent to fastDeserialize(data, offset, length, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()).

Parameters:

data - the serialised data (from fastSerialize(Object)) to deserialise.

offset - the offset within byteArray of the data to start deserialisation from.

length - the length of data within byteArray to be read.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if a null value was stored.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fastDeserialize

public static Object fastDeserialize(byte[] data,
                                     ClassLoader classLoader)
                              throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.

This method is equivalent to fastDeserialize(data, 0, data.length, classLoader).

Parameters:

data - the serialised data (from fastSerialize(Object)) to deserialise.

classLoader - the class loader to be used during deserialisation.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if a null value was stored.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fastDeserialize

public static Object fastDeserialize(byte[] data,
                                     int offset,
                                     int length,
                                     ClassLoader classLoader)
                              throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a byte array using the FastSerializable approach where possible.

This method uses fromStream(DataInput, ClassLoader) to do the actual deserialisation.

Parameters:

data - the serialised data (from fastSerialize(Object)) to deserialise.

offset - the offset within byteArray of the data to start deserialisation from.

length - the length of data within byteArray to be read.

classLoader - the class loader to be used during deserialisation.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if a null value was stored.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

toStreamAndGetType

public static FastSerialize.SerialisableType toStreamAndGetType(Object obj,
                                                                DataOutput out)
                                                         throws IOException

Serialise an object to a stream using the FastSerializable approach where possible. If the object cannot be stored using this approach, then the object is stored using standard Java serialisation.

The resulting stream may be deserialised using fromStream(DataInput, ClassLoader).

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialise. May be null.

out - the stream to serialise to

Returns:

the serialisable type that the object was serialised with.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

toStream

public static void toStream(Object obj,
                            DataOutput out)
                     throws IOException

Serialise an object to a stream using the FastSerializable approach where possible. If the object cannot be stored using this approach, then the object is stored using standard Java serialisation.

The resulting stream may be deserialised using fromStream(DataInput, ClassLoader).

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialise. May be null.

out - the stream to serialise to

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fromStream

public static Object fromStream(DataInput in)
                         throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a stream using the FastSerializable where possible. The stream data should have been generated by toStream(Object, DataOutput).

This method is equivalent to fromStream(in, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()).

Parameters:

in - the stream to deserialise.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if a null value was stored.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

fromStream

public static Object fromStream(DataInput in,
                                ClassLoader classLoader)
                         throws IOException

Deserialise an object from a stream using the FastSerializable where possible. The stream data should have been generated by toStream(Object, DataOutput).

Parameters:

in - the stream to deserialise.

classLoader - the class loader to be used during deserialisation.

Returns:

the deserialised object, or null if a null value was stored.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

getType

public static FastSerialize.SerialisableType getType(Class<?> c)