package org.apache.cassandra.io;
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import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.IOException;

public interface IVersionedSerializer<T>
{
    /**
     * Serialize the specified type into the specified DataOutputStream instance.
     * @param t type that needs to be serialized
     * @param dos DataOutput into which serialization needs to happen.
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public void serialize(T t, DataOutput dos, int version) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Deserialize into the specified DataInputStream instance.
     * @param dis DataInput from which deserialization needs to happen.
     * @throws IOException
     * @return the type that was deserialized
     */
    public T deserialize(DataInput dis, int version) throws IOException;

    public long serializedSize(T t, int version);
}
