Package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.io

Class IUSerializer

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.io.IUSerializer

public class IUSerializer
extends Object

This class allows to serialize a collection of IInstallableUnits. These serialized IUs can be read using the IUDeserializer. The format in which the IUs are serialized is not API and is subject to change without notice.

Since:

1.2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
IUSerializer(OutputStream os)	Construct a serializer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	write(Collection<IInstallableUnit> ius)	Serialize the given collections of IU.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

IUSerializer

public IUSerializer(OutputStream os)
             throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Construct a serializer.

Parameters:

os - the output stream against which the serializer will work.

Throws:

UnsupportedEncodingException - never thrown but API

Method Details

write

public void write(Collection<IInstallableUnit> ius)

Serialize the given collections of IU.

Parameters:

ius - the collection of IInstallableUnits to serialize