org.neo4j.causalclustering.messaging.marshalling

Interface ByteBufferMarshal<STATE>

Type Parameters:

STATE - The class of objects supported by this marshal

public interface ByteBufferMarshal<STATE>

Implementations of this class perform marshalling (encoding/decoding) of instances of STATE into/from a ByteBuffer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	marshal(STATE state, ByteBuffer buffer) Marshals the target into buffer.
STATE	unmarshal(ByteBuffer source) Unmarshals an instance of STATE from source.

Method Detail

marshal

void marshal(STATE state,
             ByteBuffer buffer)

Marshals the target into buffer. The buffer is expected to be large enough to hold the result.

unmarshal

STATE unmarshal(ByteBuffer source)

Unmarshals an instance of STATE from source. If the source does not have enough bytes to fully read an instance, null must be returned.