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  package org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.metadata;
  
  import java.io.IOException;
  
  import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.Version;
  import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
  import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
  
  /**
   * Metadata component serializer
   */
  public interface IMetadataComponentSerializer<T extends MetadataComponent>
  {
      /**
       * Calculate and return serialized size.
       *
       *
       *
       * @param version
       * @param component MetadataComponent to calculate serialized size
       * @return serialized size of this component
       * @throws IOException
       */
      int serializedSize(Version version, T component) throws IOException;
  
      /**
       * Serialize metadata component to given output.
       *
       *
       *
       * @param version
       * @param component MetadataComponent to serialize
       * @param out  serialize destination
       * @throws IOException
       */
      void serialize(Version version, T component, DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException;
  
      /**
       * Deserialize metadata component from given input.
       *
       * @param version serialize version
       * @param in deserialize source
       * @return Deserialized component
       * @throws IOException
       */
      T deserialize(Version version, DataInputPlus in) throws IOException;
  }
  