Package pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.channels.serializers

@NullMarked package pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.channels.serializers

Core serializer abstractions, registries, and primitive wire serializers for Babel 2 IP messaging.

This package provides the foundational binary serialization framework:

• BabelNetworkSerializer — The core serializer interface providing bidirectional encoding/decoding and size estimation.
• BabelNetworkMessageSerializer — Serializer specialization for application messages with registered integer identifiers.
• SerializerRegistry — Central registry dynamically discovering message and type serializers via ServiceLoader.
• Standard serializers for common data types such as String, UUID, and InetSocketAddress.

Related Packages

Package	Description
pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.channels	Channel abstractions, lifecycle builders, wire messages, and node components for Babel 2.
pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.channels.serializers.babelTypes	Serializers for core Babel runtime types including nodes, components, and messages.
pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.channels.serializers.collections	Serializers for standard Java collection and map types over Netty ByteBuf buffers.
pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.channels.serializers.primtive	Serializers for Java primitive wrapper types (Boolean, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Float, Double, Character).

Class	Description
AsciiStringSerializer	Binary serializer for Netty AsciiString instances.
BabelNetworkMessageSerializer<T extends BabelMessage>	Serializer contract for Babel IP network messages.
BabelNetworkSerializer<T extends @Nullable Object>	Low-level binary serializer contract for objects that need to be written to or read from a Netty ByteBuf.
InetSocketAddressSerializer	Serializer for InetSocketAddress instances, supporting both IPv4 (4 bytes) and IPv6 (16 bytes) addresses along with a 4-byte port number.
SerializerRegistry	Central registry that maps Java types and message IDs to their BabelNetworkSerializer / BabelNetworkMessageSerializer implementations.
StringSerializer	Binary serializer for UTF-8 encoded String values.
UUIDSerializer	Binary serializer for UUID values, encoding each instance as two consecutive 8-byte big-endian longs (most-significant bits followed by least-significant bits), for a total wire size of 16 bytes.