SerializerFactory.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010 Martin Grotzke
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package de.javakaffee.web.msm.serializer.kryo;

import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;

/**
 * This factory creates a new {@link Serializer} for a given class. It is
 * used in {@link Kryo#newDefaultSerializer(Class)}.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:martin.grotzke@javakaffee.de">Martin Grotzke</a>
 */
public interface SerializerFactory {

    /**
     * Returns a serializer for the specified type or <code>null</code> if the type is not supported
     * by this factory.
     * 
     * @param type the type a serializer shall be created for.
     * @return a {@link Serializer} implementation or <code>null</code>.
     */
    Serializer newSerializer( final Class<?> type );
    
}