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package org.apache.commons.lang;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * <p><code>SerializationUtils</code> provides methods that assist with the 
 * serialization process, or perform additional functionality based on serialization.</p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>Deep clone using serialization
 * <li>Serialize managing finally and IOException
 * <li>Deserialize managing finally and IOException
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:nissim@nksystems.com">Nissim Karpenstein</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:janekdb@yahoo.co.uk">Janek Bogucki</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:dlr@finemaltcoding.com">Daniel Rall</a>
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Jeff Varszegi
 * @since 1.0
 * @version $Id: SerializationUtils.java,v 1.5 2003/03/23 18:02:29 scolebourne Exp $
 */
public class SerializationUtils {
    
    /**
     * <p>SerializationUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
     * Instead, the class should be used as <code>SerializationUtils.clone(object)</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance
     * to operate.</p>
     */
    public SerializationUtils() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Deep clone an <code>Object</code> using serialization.</p>
     *
     * <p>This is many times slower than writing clone methods by hand
     * on all objects in your object graph. However, for complex object
     * graphs, or for those that don't support deep cloning this can
     * be a simple alternative implementation. Of course all the objects
     * must be <code>Serializable</code>.</p>
     * 
     * @param object  the <code>Serializable</code> object to clone
     * @return the cloned object
     * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
     */
    public static Object clone(Serializable object) {
        return deserialize(serialize(object));
    }
    
    /**
     * <p>Serializes an <code>Object</code> to the specified stream.</p>
     *
     * <p>The stream will be closed once the object is written.
     * This avoids the need for a finally clause, and maybe also exception
     * handling, in the application code.</p>
     * 
     * <p>The stream passed in is not buffered internally within this method.
     * This is the responsibility of your application if desired.</p>
     *
     * @param obj  the object to serialize to bytes
     * @param outputStream  the stream to write to
     * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
     */
    public static void serialize(Serializable obj, OutputStream outputStream) {
        ObjectOutputStream out = null;
        try {
            // stream closed in the finally
            out = new ObjectOutputStream(outputStream);
            out.writeObject(obj);
            
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            throw new SerializationException(ex);
        } finally {
            try {
                if (out != null) {
                    out.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                // ignore;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>Serializes an <code>Object</code> to a byte array for
     * storage/serialization.</p>
     *
     * @param obj  the object to serialize to bytes
     * @return a byte[] with the converted Serializable
     * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Serializable obj) {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
        serialize(obj, baos);
        return baos.toByteArray();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Deserializes an <code>Object</code> from the specified stream.</p>
     *
     * <p>The stream will be closed once the object is written. This
     * avoids the need for a finally clause, and maybe also exception
     * handling, in the application code.</p>
     * 
     * <p>The stream passed in is not buffered internally within this method.
     * This is the responsibility of your application if desired.</p>
     *
     * @param inputStream  the serialized object input stream
     * @return the deserialized object
     * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
     */
    public static Object deserialize(InputStream inputStream) {
        ObjectInputStream in = null;
        try {
            // stream closed in the finally
            in = new ObjectInputStream(inputStream);
            return in.readObject();
            
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            throw new SerializationException(ex);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            throw new SerializationException(ex);
        } finally {
            try {
                if (in != null) {
                    in.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                // ignore
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>Deserializes a single <code>Object</code> from an array of bytes.</p>
     *
     * @param objectData  the serialized object
     * @return the deserialized object
     * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
     */
    public static Object deserialize(byte[] objectData) {
        ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(objectData);
        return deserialize(bais);
    }
    
}

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