Serde (kafka 2.8.1 API)

Type Parameters:

T - Type to be serialized from and deserialized into. A class that implements this interface is expected to have a constructor with no parameter.

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Serdes.ByteArraySerde, Serdes.ByteBufferSerde, Serdes.BytesSerde, Serdes.DoubleSerde, Serdes.FloatSerde, Serdes.IntegerSerde, Serdes.LongSerde, Serdes.ShortSerde, Serdes.StringSerde, Serdes.UUIDSerde, Serdes.VoidSerde, Serdes.WrapperSerde, WindowedSerdes.SessionWindowedSerde, WindowedSerdes.TimeWindowedSerde
```
public interface Serde<T>
extends Closeable
```
The interface for wrapping a serializer and deserializer for the given data type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`	Close this serde class, which will close the underlying serializer and deserializer.
`default void`	`configure(Map<String,?> configs, boolean isKey)`	Configure this class, which will configure the underlying serializer and deserializer.
`Deserializer<T>`	`deserializer()`
`Serializer<T>`	`serializer()`

- Method Detail
  - configure
```
default void configure(Map<String,?> configs,
                       boolean isKey)
```
    Configure this class, which will configure the underlying serializer and deserializer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    configs - configs in key/value pairs
    
    isKey - whether is for key or value
  - close
```
default void close()
```
    Close this serde class, which will close the underlying serializer and deserializer.
    This method has to be idempotent because it might be called multiple times.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Closeable
  - serializer
```
Serializer<T> serializer()
```
  - deserializer
```
Deserializer<T> deserializer()
```