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package org.springframework.core.serializer.support;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
import org.springframework.core.serializer.DefaultSerializer;
import org.springframework.core.serializer.Serializer;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

A Converter that delegates to a Serializer to convert an object to a byte array.
Author:Gary Russell, Mark Fisher
Since:3.0.5
/** * A {@link Converter} that delegates to a * {@link org.springframework.core.serializer.Serializer} * to convert an object to a byte array. * * @author Gary Russell * @author Mark Fisher * @since 3.0.5 */
public class SerializingConverter implements Converter<Object, byte[]> { private final Serializer<Object> serializer;
Create a default SerializingConverter that uses standard Java serialization.
/** * Create a default {@code SerializingConverter} that uses standard Java serialization. */
public SerializingConverter() { this.serializer = new DefaultSerializer(); }
Create a SerializingConverter that delegates to the provided Serializer.
/** * Create a {@code SerializingConverter} that delegates to the provided {@link Serializer}. */
public SerializingConverter(Serializer<Object> serializer) { Assert.notNull(serializer, "Serializer must not be null"); this.serializer = serializer; }
Serializes the source object and returns the byte array result.
/** * Serializes the source object and returns the byte array result. */
@Override public byte[] convert(Object source) { ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(1024); try { this.serializer.serialize(source, byteStream); return byteStream.toByteArray(); } catch (Throwable ex) { throw new SerializationFailedException("Failed to serialize object using " + this.serializer.getClass().getSimpleName(), ex); } } }