SerializationFormat (OpenAM Server Only 7.3.1 Documentation)

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public interface SerializationFormat
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Determines how to serialize and deserialize macaroons into a string format.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static SerializationFormat V1
The original version 1 format of libmacaroons.

static SerializationFormat V2
Version 2 format of libmacaroons.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Macaroon`	`deserialize(String data)`	Reads a macaroon from a string.
`String`	`serialize(Macaroon macaroon)`	Converts the macaroon to a string.

- Field Detail
  - V1
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static final SerializationFormat V1
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    The original version 1 format of libmacaroons. This format is quite bulky and inefficient so should only be used when compatibility with older libraries such as jmacaroons is required.
  - V2
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static final SerializationFormat V2
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    Version 2 format of libmacaroons. This is an efficient packed binary encoding that is significantly smaller than version 1.
- Method Detail
  - serialize
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String serialize(Macaroon macaroon)
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    Converts the macaroon to a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    macaroon - the macaroon.
    
    Returns:
    
    the serialized string format.
  - deserialize
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Macaroon deserialize(String data)
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    Reads a macaroon from a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the input string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the deserialized macaroon.
    
    Throws:
    
    MacaroonEncodingException - if the input is not a valid macaroon.