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package org.apache.http.impl.client.cache;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class Serializer<T> {

    public byte[] serialize(final T object) throws Exception {
        final ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        final ObjectOutputStream objectStream = new ObjectOutputStream(byteStream);
        objectStream.writeObject(object);
        return byteStream.toByteArray();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public T deserialize(final byte[] serialized) throws Exception {
        final ByteArrayInputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(serialized);
        final ObjectInputStream objectStream = new ObjectInputStream(byteStream);
        final T object = (T) objectStream.readObject();
        return object;
    }

}
