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package org.springframework.util;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

/**
 * Static utilities for serialization and deserialization.
 *
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @since 3.0.5
 */
public abstract class SerializationUtils {

	/**
	 * Serialize the given object to a byte array.
	 * @param object the object to serialize
	 * @return an array of bytes representing the object in a portable fashion
	 */
	public static byte[] serialize(Object object) {
		if (object == null) {
			return null;
		}
		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(1024);
		try {
			ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
			oos.writeObject(object);
			oos.flush();
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to serialize object of type: " + object.getClass(), ex);
		}
		return baos.toByteArray();
	}

	/**
	 * Deserialize the byte array into an object.
	 * @param bytes a serialized object
	 * @return the result of deserializing the bytes
	 */
	public static Object deserialize(byte[] bytes) {
		if (bytes == null) {
			return null;
		}
		try {
			ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes));
			return ois.readObject();
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to deserialize object", ex);
		}
		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
			throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to deserialize object type", ex);
		}
	}

}
