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package org.apache.curator.x.discovery.details;

import org.apache.curator.x.discovery.ServiceInstance;

/**
 * Injectable serializer for service instances
 */
public interface InstanceSerializer<T>
{
    /**
     * Serialize an instance into bytes
     *
     * @param instance the instance
     * @return byte array representing the instance
     * @throws Exception any errors
     */
    public byte[]             serialize(ServiceInstance<T> instance) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Deserialize a byte array into an instance
     *
     * @param bytes the bytes
     * @return service instance
     * @throws Exception any errors
     */
    public ServiceInstance<T> deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws Exception;
}
