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  package com.alipay.remoting;
  
  import com.alipay.remoting.exception.CodecException;
  import com.alipay.remoting.exception.DeserializationException;
  import com.alipay.remoting.exception.SerializationException;
  import com.alipay.remoting.rpc.RequestCommand;
  import com.alipay.remoting.rpc.ResponseCommand;
  
  /**
   * Define custom serializers for command header and content.
   * 
   * @author jiangping
   * @version $Id: CustomSerializer.java, v 0.1 2015-10-7 AM11:37:36 tao Exp $
   */
  public interface CustomSerializer {
      /**
       * Serialize the header of RequestCommand.
       * 
       * @param request
       * @param invokeContext
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends RequestCommand> boolean serializeHeader(T request, InvokeContext invokeContext)
                                                                                                throws SerializationException;
  
      /**
       * Serialize the header of ResponseCommand.
       *
       * @param response
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends ResponseCommand> boolean serializeHeader(T response) throws SerializationException;
  
      /**
       * Deserialize the header of RequestCommand.
       *
       * @param request
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends RequestCommand> boolean deserializeHeader(T request) throws DeserializationException;
  
      /**
       * Deserialize the header of ResponseCommand.
       * 
       * @param response
       * @param invokeContext
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends ResponseCommand> boolean deserializeHeader(T response, InvokeContext invokeContext)
                                                                                                    throws DeserializationException;
  
      /**
       * Serialize the content of RequestCommand.
       *
       * @param request
       * @param invokeContext
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends RequestCommand> boolean serializeContent(T request, InvokeContext invokeContext)
                                                                                                 throws SerializationException;
  
      /**
       * Serialize the content of ResponseCommand.
       * 
       * @param response
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends ResponseCommand> boolean serializeContent(T response) throws SerializationException;
  
      /**
       * Deserialize the content of RequestCommand.
       * 
       * @param request
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends RequestCommand> boolean deserializeContent(T request)
                                                                      throws DeserializationException;
  
      /**
       * Deserialize the content of ResponseCommand.
       * 
       * @param response
       * @param invokeContext
       * @return
       * @throws CodecException
       */
      <T extends ResponseCommand> boolean deserializeContent(T response, InvokeContext invokeContext)
                                                                                                     throws DeserializationException;
  }