   #   * `load` A {Boolean}, `true` to asynchronously load the buffer from disk
   #     after initialization.
   #   * `text` The initial {String} text of the buffer.
-  constructor: (params, skipInitialization) ->
-    @initialize(params) unless skipInitialization
-
-  initialize: (params) ->
+  constructor: (params) ->
     text = params if typeof params is 'string'
 
     @emitter = new Emitter

    @load() if params?.load

  @deserialize: (params) ->
    buffer = new TextBuffer(null, true)
    markerLayers = {}
    for layerId, layerState of params.markerLayers
      markerLayers[layerId] = MarkerLayer.deserialize(buffer, layerState)

    params.defaultMarkerLayer = params.markerLayers[params.defaultMarkerLayerId]
    params.history = History.deserialize(buffer, params.history)
    params.load = true if params.filePath
    TextBuffer.call(buffer, params)
    buffer

  # Returns a {String} representing a unique identifier for this {TextBuffer}.
