SerializationFactory

abstract class SerializationFactory

An abstraction for serializing and deserializing objects, with support for versioning of the wire format via a header / prefix in the bytes.

SerializationFactory()

An abstraction for serializing and deserializing objects, with support for versioning of the wire format via a header / prefix in the bytes.

currentContext	`val currentContext: SerializationContext?` If there is a need to nest serialization/deserialization with a modified context during serialization or deserialization, this will return the current context used to start serialization/deserialization.
defaultContext	`val defaultContext: SerializationContext` A context to use as a default if you do not require a specially configured context. It will be the current context if the use is somehow nested (see currentContext).

asCurrent	`fun <T> asCurrent(block: SerializationFactory.() -> T): T` Allow subclasses to temporarily mark themselves as the current factory for the current thread during serialization/deserialization. Will restore the prior context on exiting the block.
deserialize	`abstract fun <T : Any> deserialize(byteSequence: ByteSequence, clazz: Class<T>, context: SerializationContext): T` Deserialize the bytes in to an object, using the prefixed bytes to determine the format.
deserializeWithCompatibleContext	`abstract fun <T : Any> deserializeWithCompatibleContext(byteSequence: ByteSequence, clazz: Class<T>, context: SerializationContext): ObjectWithCompatibleContext<T>` Deserialize the bytes in to an object, using the prefixed bytes to determine the format.
serialize	`abstract fun <T : Any> serialize(obj: T, context: SerializationContext): SerializedBytes<T>` Serialize an object to bytes using the preferred serialization format version from the context.
withCurrentContext	`fun <T> withCurrentContext(context: SerializationContext?, block: () -> T): T` Change the current context inside the block to that supplied.

currentFactory	`val currentFactory: SerializationFactory?` If there is a need to nest serialization/deserialization with a modified context during serialization or deserialization, this will return the current factory used to start serialization/deserialization.
defaultFactory	`val defaultFactory: SerializationFactory` A default factory for serialization/deserialization, taking into account the currentFactory if set.

fun Any.contextLogger(): <ERROR CLASS>

When called from a companion object, returns the logger for the enclosing class.