TypeSerializer (Configurate 3.7 (all modules))

Type Parameters:: T - The type

All Known Implementing Classes:: ScalarSerializer

public interface TypeSerializer<T>

Represents an object which can serialize and deserialize objects of a given type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`@Nullable T`	`deserialize(@NonNull TypeToken<?> type, @NonNull ConfigurationNode value)`	Deserialize an object (of the correct type) from the given configuration node.
`void`	`serialize(@NonNull TypeToken<?> type, @Nullable T obj, @NonNull ConfigurationNode value)`	Serialize an object to the given configuration node.

Method Details
- deserialize
  
  @Nullable T deserialize(@NonNull TypeToken<?> type, @NonNull ConfigurationNode value) throws ObjectMappingException
  
  Deserialize an object (of the correct type) from the given configuration node.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - The type of return value required
  
  value - The node containing serialized data
  
  Returns:
  
  An object
  
  Throws:
  
  ObjectMappingException - If the presented data is invalid
- serialize
  
  void serialize(@NonNull TypeToken<?> type, @Nullable T obj, @NonNull ConfigurationNode value) throws ObjectMappingException
  
  Serialize an object to the given configuration node.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - The type of the input object
  
  obj - The object to be serialized
  
  value - The node to write to
  
  Throws:
  
  ObjectMappingException - If the object cannot be serialized