EmptySerializer.java

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package org.apache.cassandra.serializers;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.ValueAccessor;
import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;

public class EmptySerializer extends TypeSerializer<Void>
{
    public static final EmptySerializer instance = new EmptySerializer();

    public <V> Void deserialize(V value, ValueAccessor<V> accessor)
    {
        validate(value, accessor);
        return null;
    }

    public ByteBuffer serialize(Void value)
    {
        return ByteBufferUtil.EMPTY_BYTE_BUFFER;
    }

    public <V> void validate(V value, ValueAccessor<V> accessor) throws MarshalException
    {
        if (!accessor.isEmpty(value))
            throw new MarshalException("EmptyType only accept empty values");
    }

    public String toString(Void value)
    {
        return "";
    }

    public Class<Void> getType()
    {
        return Void.class;
    }
}