Package uk.ac.manchester.spinnaker.alloc

Class IOUtils

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.manchester.spinnaker.alloc.IOUtils

public abstract class IOUtils
extends Object

Utility wrappers for I/O.

Author:

Donal Fellows

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> T	deserialize(byte[] bytes, Class<T> cls)	Convert a serialized object into its normal form.
static byte[]	serialize(Object obj)	Convert a serializable object into its serialized form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

serialize

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

Convert a serializable object into its serialized form.

Parameters:

obj - The object to serialize.

Returns:

The serialized form.

Throws:

IOException - If the object isn't serializable.

deserialize

public static <T> T deserialize(byte[] bytes,
 Class<T> cls)
                         throws ClassNotFoundException,
IOException

Convert a serialized object into its normal form. Only call on data that is trusted!

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the response.

Parameters:

bytes - The serialized data.

cls - The class that the object is expected to conform to.

Returns:

The deserialized object.

Throws:

IOException - If the object isn't deserializable.

ClassNotFoundException - If the data doesn't represent a known class.

ClassCastException - If the data is not an object of the expected class.