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 * Copyright Yifan Ruan
 *
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package network.assist;

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationUtils;

/**
 * Convert between object and byte array
 * @author Yifan Ruan (ry222ad@student.lnu.se)
 */
public class Serialization {

    /**
     * Convert object to byte array
     * @param obj
     * @return converted byte array
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Object obj) {
        return SerializationUtils.serialize((Serializable) obj);
    }

    /**
     * Convert byte array to object
     * @param data   
     * @return  converted object
     */
    public static Object deserialize(byte[] data) {
        return SerializationUtils.deserialize(data);
    }

}