package com.mthaler.xmlconfect
import java.io.{ ByteArrayInputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream, ObjectInputStream, ObjectOutputStream }
object SerializationTestHelper {
/**
* Helper method to serialize / deserialize an object using Java serialization,
* useful for testing if an object is actually serializable
*
* @param obj object to be serialized / deserialized
* @tparam T type of the object
* @return resulting object
*/
def serializeDeserialize[T](obj: T): T = {
val bout = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
val out = new ObjectOutputStream(bout)
out.writeObject(obj)
val bin = new ByteArrayInputStream(bout.toByteArray)
val in = new ObjectInputStream(bin)
in.readObject().asInstanceOf[T]
}
}
