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27 package org.apache.http.impl.client.cache;
28
29 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
30 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
31 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
32 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
33
34 public class Serializer<T> {
35
36 public byte[] serialize(final T object) throws Exception {
37 final ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
38 final ObjectOutputStream objectStream = new ObjectOutputStream(byteStream);
39 objectStream.writeObject(object);
40 return byteStream.toByteArray();
41 }
42
43 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
44 public T deserialize(final byte[] serialized) throws Exception {
45 final ByteArrayInputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(serialized);
46 final ObjectInputStream objectStream = new ObjectInputStream(byteStream);
47 final T object = (T) objectStream.readObject();
48 return object;
49 }
50
51 }