org.infinispan.protostream

Interface EnumMarshaller<E extends Enum<E>>

All Superinterfaces:

BaseMarshaller<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenderMarshaller

public interface EnumMarshaller<E extends Enum<E>>
extends BaseMarshaller<E>

Translates a Java enum into an int value that is suitable for serializing with protobuf. The integer value must be one of the values defined in the .proto file.

Since:

1.0

Author:

anistor@redhat.com

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	decode(int enumValue) Decodes an integer enum value read from a protobuf encoded stream into a Java enum instance.
int	encode(E e) Encodes a Java enum into its corresponding protobuf numeric value.

Methods inherited from interface org.infinispan.protostream.BaseMarshaller

getJavaClass, getTypeName

Method Detail

decode

E decode(int enumValue)

Decodes an integer enum value read from a protobuf encoded stream into a Java enum instance. If the numeric value is not recognized the method must return null in order to signal this to the library and allow the unrecognized data to be preserved.

Parameters:

enumValue - the protobuf enum value to decode

Returns:

a Java enum instance if the value is recognized or null otherwise.

encode

int encode(E e)
    throws IllegalArgumentException

Encodes a Java enum into its corresponding protobuf numeric value.

Parameters:

e - an Enum instance

Returns:

the corresponding numeric value from the protobuf definition of the enum.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given Enum is of an unexpected type or its value has no correspondence to a protobuf enum value (programming error).