io.servicetalk.grpc.api

Interface SerializerDescriptor<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type being serialized.

public interface SerializerDescriptor<T>

Description of the serialization used for individual elements related to a ParameterDescriptor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ToIntFunction<T>	bytesEstimator() Get a function used to estimate the serialized size (in bytes) of each object.
CharSequence	contentType() Get the suffix to application/grpc which described the Content-Type for the serialization.
SerializerDeserializer<T>	serializer() Get the SerializerDeserializer used to serialize and deserialize each object.

Method Detail

contentType

CharSequence contentType()

Get the suffix to application/grpc which described the Content-Type for the serialization. For example: +proto.

Returns:

the suffix to application/grpc which described the Content-Type for the serialization. For example: +proto.

serializer

SerializerDeserializer<T> serializer()

Get the SerializerDeserializer used to serialize and deserialize each object.

Returns:

the SerializerDeserializer used to serialize and deserialize each object.

bytesEstimator

ToIntFunction<T> bytesEstimator()

Get a function used to estimate the serialized size (in bytes) of each object. This is used to provide an estimate to pre-allocate memory to serialize into.

Returns:

a function used to estimate the serialized size (in bytes) of each object.