Package tech.guilhermekaua.spigotboot.config.serialization

Interface TypeSerializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type this serializer handles

All Known Implementing Classes:

DurationSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.BooleanSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.ByteSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.CharacterSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.DoubleSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.FloatSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.IntegerSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.LongSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.ShortSerializer, PrimitiveSerializers.StringSerializer, UUIDSerializer

public interface TypeSerializer<T>

Handles conversion between configuration nodes and Java types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default boolean	canHandle(@NotNull Class<?> type)	Checks if this serializer can handle the given type.
T	deserialize(@NotNull ConfigNode node, @NotNull Class<T> type)	Deserializes a configuration node to the target type.
void	serialize(T value, @NotNull MutableConfigNode node)	Serializes a value to a configuration node.

Method Details

deserialize

T deserialize(@NotNull
 @NotNull ConfigNode node,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Class<T> type)
       throws SerializationException

Deserializes a configuration node to the target type.

Parameters:

node - the source node

type - the target type class

Returns:

the deserialized value

Throws:

SerializationException - if deserialization fails

serialize

void serialize(@NotNull
 T value,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull MutableConfigNode node)
        throws SerializationException

Serializes a value to a configuration node.

Parameters:

value - the value to serialize

node - the target node

Throws:

SerializationException - if serialization fails

canHandle

default boolean canHandle(@NotNull
 @NotNull Class<?> type)

Checks if this serializer can handle the given type.

Used for dynamic serializer selection when the exact type is not registered but a compatible serializer exists.

Parameters:

type - the type to check

Returns:

true if this serializer can handle the type