com.uber.cadence.converter

Interface DataConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

JsonDataConverter

public interface DataConverter

Used by the framework to serialize/deserialize method parameters that need to be sent over the wire.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	fromData(byte[] content, java.lang.Class<T> valueClass, java.lang.reflect.Type valueType) Implements conversion of a single value.
java.lang.Object[]	fromDataArray(byte[] content, java.lang.reflect.Type... valueType) Implements conversion of an array of values of different types.
byte[]	toData(java.lang.Object... value) Implements conversion of a list of values.

Method Detail

toData

byte[] toData(java.lang.Object... value)
       throws DataConverterException

Implements conversion of a list of values.

Parameters:

value - Java value to convert to String.

Returns:

converted value

Throws:

DataConverterException - if conversion of the value passed as parameter failed for any reason.

fromData

<T> T fromData(byte[] content,
               java.lang.Class<T> valueClass,
               java.lang.reflect.Type valueType)
        throws DataConverterException

Implements conversion of a single value.

Parameters:

content - Serialized value to convert to a Java object.

valueClass -

valueType -

Returns:

converted Java object

Throws:

DataConverterException - if conversion of the data passed as parameter failed for any reason.

fromDataArray

java.lang.Object[] fromDataArray(byte[] content,
                                 java.lang.reflect.Type... valueType)
                          throws DataConverterException

Implements conversion of an array of values of different types. Useful for deserializing arguments of function invocations.

Parameters:

content - serialized value to convert to Java objects.

Returns:

array of converted Java objects

Throws:

DataConverterException - if conversion of the data passed as parameter failed for any reason.