Serializer (pac4j core 5.4.5 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSerializer, JavaSerializer, JsonSerializer
```
public interface Serializer
```
The serializer contract.

Since:

3.9.0

Author:

Jerome LELEU

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`deserializeFromBytes(byte[] encoded)`	Decode a bytes array into an object.
`java.lang.Object`	`deserializeFromString(java.lang.String encoded)`	Decode a string into an object.
`byte[]`	`serializeToBytes(java.lang.Object obj)`	Encode an object into a bytes array.
`java.lang.String`	`serializeToString(java.lang.Object obj)`	Encode an object into a string.

- Method Detail
  - serializeToString
```
java.lang.String serializeToString(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Encode an object into a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the object to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    the encoded string
  - serializeToBytes
```
byte[] serializeToBytes(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Encode an object into a bytes array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the object to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    the encoded bytes array
  - deserializeFromString
```
java.lang.Object deserializeFromString(java.lang.String encoded)
```
    Decode a string into an object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encoded - the encoded string
    
    Returns:
    
    the decoded object
  - deserializeFromBytes
```
java.lang.Object deserializeFromBytes(byte[] encoded)
```
    Decode a bytes array into an object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encoded - the encoded bytes array
    
    Returns:
    
    the decoded object