Package com.tangosol.io.pof

Interface PofContext

    • Method Detail

      • getPofSerializer

        PofSerializer getPofSerializer​(int nTypeId)
        Return a PofSerializer that can be used to serialize and deserialize an object of the specified user type to and from a POF stream.
        Parameters:
        nTypeId - the type identifier of the user type that can be serialized and deserialized using the returned PofSerializer; must be non-negative
        Returns:
        a PofSerializer for the specified user type
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the specified user type is negative or unknown to this PofContext

      • getUserTypeIdentifier

        int getUserTypeIdentifier​(Object o)
        Determine the user type identifier associated with the given object.
        Parameters:
        o - an instance of a user type; must not be null
        Returns:
        the type identifier of the user type associated with the given object
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the user type associated with the given object is unknown to this PofContext or if the object is null

      • getUserTypeIdentifier

        int getUserTypeIdentifier​(Class clz)
        Determine the user type identifier associated with the given class.
        Parameters:
        clz - a user type class; must not be null
        Returns:
        the type identifier of the user type associated with the given class
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the user type associated with the given class is unknown to this PofContext or if the class is null

      • getUserTypeIdentifier

        int getUserTypeIdentifier​(String sClass)
        Determine the user type identifier associated with the given class name.
        Parameters:
        sClass - the name of a user type class; must not be null
        Returns:
        the type identifier of the user type associated with the given class name
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the user type associated with the given class name is unknown to this PofContext or if the class name is null

      • getClassName

        String getClassName​(int nTypeId)
        Determine the name of the class associated with the given user type identifier.
        Parameters:
        nTypeId - the user type identifier; must be non-negative
        Returns:
        the name of the class associated with the specified user type identifier
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the specified user type is negative or unknown to this PofContext

      • getClass

        Class getClass​(int nTypeId)
        Determine the class associated with the given user type identifier.
        Parameters:
        nTypeId - the user type identifier; must be non-negative
        Returns:
        the class associated with the specified user type identifier
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the specified user type is negative or unknown to this PofContext

      • isUserType

        boolean isUserType​(Object o)
        Determine if the given object is of a user type known to this PofContext.
        Parameters:
        o - the object to test; must not be null
        Returns:
        true iff the specified object is of a valid user type
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the given object is null

      • isUserType

        boolean isUserType​(Class clz)
        Determine if the given class is a user type known to this PofContext.
        Parameters:
        clz - the class to test; must not be null
        Returns:
        true iff the specified class is a valid user type
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the given class is null

      • isUserType

        boolean isUserType​(String sClass)
        Determine if the class with the given name is a user type known to this PofContext.
        Parameters:
        sClass - the name of the class to test; must not be null
        Returns:
        true iff the class with the specified name is a valid user type
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the given class name is null

      • isPreferJavaTime

        default boolean isPreferJavaTime()
        Return true if PofReader.readObject(int) method should return the appropriate Java 8 date/time type, or false if a legacy date/time types should be returned in order to preserve backwards compatibility.
        Returns:
        true if Java 8 date/time types should be preferred over legacy types