package org.djutils.serialization.serializers;
   
   import org.djutils.serialization.Endianness;
   import org.djutils.serialization.SerializationException;
   
   /**
    * Serializer for simple classes.
    * <p>
    * Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5, 2600 AA, Delft, the Netherlands. All rights reserved. <br>
   * BSD-style license. See <a href="https://djutils.org/docs/current/djutils/licenses.html">DJUTILS License</a>.
   * </p>
   * @author <a href="https://www.tudelft.nl/averbraeck">Alexander Verbraeck</a>
   * @author <a href="https://www.tudelft.nl/staff/p.knoppers/">Peter Knoppers</a>
   * @param <T> class
   */
  public abstract class ObjectSerializer<T extends Object> extends BasicSerializer<T>
  {
      /**
       * Construct a new ObjectSerializer.
       * @param type the field type (returned by the <code>fieldType</code> method)
       * @param dataClassName returned by the dataClassName method
       */
      public ObjectSerializer(final byte type, final String dataClassName)
      {
          super(type, dataClassName);
      }
  
      @Override
      public final int sizeWithPrefix(final T object) throws SerializationException
      {
          return 1 + size(object);
      }
  
      @Override
      public final void serializeWithPrefix(final T object, final byte[] buffer, final Pointer pointer,
              final Endianness endianness) throws SerializationException
      {
          buffer[pointer.getAndIncrement(1)] = fieldType();
          serialize(object, buffer, pointer, endianness);
      }
  
      @Override
      public int getNumberOfDimensions()
      {
          return 0;
      }
  
  }