HttpSerializationProvider.java

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package io.servicetalk.http.api;

import io.servicetalk.serialization.api.TypeHolder;

import java.util.function.IntUnaryOperator;

/**
 * A provider of {@link HttpSerializer}s and {@link HttpDeserializer}s.
 * @deprecated Use {@link HttpSerializers}, {@link HttpSerializer2}, {@link HttpDeserializer2},
 * {@link HttpStreamingSerializer}, and {@link HttpStreamingDeserializer}.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface HttpSerializationProvider {

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link Class} of type {@link T}.
     *
     * @param type The {@link Class} type that the returned {@link HttpSerializer} can serialize.
     * @param <T> The type of object to serialize.
     * @return a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link Class} of type {@link T}.
     */
    <T> HttpSerializer<T> serializerFor(Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link Class} of type {@link T}.
     *
     * @param type The {@link Class} type that the returned {@link HttpSerializer} can serialize.
     * @param <T> The type of object to serialize.
     * @param bytesEstimator An {@link IntUnaryOperator} that given the last serialized size in bytes, estimates the
     * size of the next object to be serialized in bytes.
     * @return a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link Class} of type {@link T}.
     */
    <T> HttpSerializer<T> serializerFor(Class<T> type, IntUnaryOperator bytesEstimator);

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link TypeHolder} of type {@link T}.
     *
     * @param type The {@link TypeHolder} type that the returned {@link HttpSerializer} can serialize.
     * @param <T> The type of object to serialize.
     * @return a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link TypeHolder} of type {@link T}.
     */
    <T> HttpSerializer<T> serializerFor(TypeHolder<T> type);

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link TypeHolder} of type {@link T}.
     *
     * @param type The {@link TypeHolder} type that the returned {@link HttpSerializer} can serialize.
     * @param <T> The type of object to serialize.
     * @param bytesEstimator An {@link IntUnaryOperator} that given the last serialized size in bytes, estimates the
     * size of the next object to be serialized in bytes.
     * @return a {@link HttpSerializer} for a {@link TypeHolder} of type {@link T}.
     */
    <T> HttpSerializer<T> serializerFor(TypeHolder<T> type, IntUnaryOperator bytesEstimator);

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpDeserializer} for a {@link Class} of type {@link T}.
     * @param type The {@link Class} type that the return value will serialize.
     * @param <T> The type of object to serialize.
     * @return a {@link HttpDeserializer} for a {@link Class} of type {@link T}.
     */
    <T> HttpDeserializer<T> deserializerFor(Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Get a {@link HttpDeserializer} for a {@link TypeHolder} of type {@link T}.
     * @param type The {@link TypeHolder} type that the return value will serialize.
     * @param <T> The type of object to serialize.
     * @return a {@link HttpDeserializer} for a {@link TypeHolder} of type {@link T}.
     */
    <T> HttpDeserializer<T> deserializerFor(TypeHolder<T> type);
}