org.gridgain.client.marshaller

Interface GridClientMarshaller

All Known Implementing Classes:

GridClientJdkMarshaller, GridClientOptimizedMarshaller

public interface GridClientMarshaller

Marshaller for binary protocol messages.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte	getProtocolId() Returns a unique ID of this marshaller's protocol, used to determine exchange protocol between client and server.
byte[]	marshal(Object obj) Marshals object to byte array.
<T> T	unmarshal(byte[] bytes) Unmarshalls object from byte array.

Method Detail

marshal

byte[] marshal(Object obj)
               throws IOException

Marshals object to byte array.

Parameters:

obj - Object to marshal.

Returns:

Byte array.

Throws:

IOException - If marshalling failed.

unmarshal

<T> T unmarshal(byte[] bytes)
            throws IOException

Unmarshalls object from byte array.

Parameters:

bytes - Byte array.

Returns:

Unmarshalled object.

Throws:

IOException - If unmarshalling failed.

getProtocolId

byte getProtocolId()

Returns a unique ID of this marshaller's protocol, used to determine exchange protocol between client and server.

Returns:

A unique protocol ID.