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  package org.apache.cassandra.io;
  
  import java.io.IOException;
  
  import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
  import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
  
  public interface ISerializer<T> extends IGenericSerializer<T, DataInputPlus, DataOutputPlus>
  {
      /**
       * Serialize the specified type into the specified DataOutput instance.
       *
       *
       * @param t type that needs to be serialized
       * @param out DataOutput into which serialization needs to happen.
       * @throws java.io.IOException
       */
      @Override
      void serialize(T t, DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException;
  
      /**
       * Deserialize from the specified DataInput instance.
       * @param in DataInput from which deserialization needs to happen.
       * @throws IOException
       * @return the type that was deserialized
       */
      @Override
      T deserialize(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException;
  
      @Override
      long serializedSize(T t);
  
      default void skip(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
      {
          deserialize(in);
      }
  }
  