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package org.springframework.modulith.events.core;

/**
 * @author Oliver Drotbohm
 */
public interface EventSerializer {

	/**
	 * Serializes the given event into a storable format.
	 *
	 * @param event must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 */
	Object serialize(Object event);

	/**
	 * Deserializes the event from the serialization format into an instance of the given type.
	 *
	 * @param serialized must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 */
	<T> T deserialize(Object serialized, Class<T> type);
}
