blueflood-core/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/io/serializers/Serializers.java
public static <T> AbstractSerializer<T> serializerFor(Class<T> type) {
        if (type == null)
            throw new RuntimeException("serializable type cannot be null",
                    new SerializationException("serializable type cannot be null"));
        else if (type.equals(String.class))
            throw new RuntimeException("We don't serialize strings anymore",
                    new SerializationException("We don't serialize strings anymore"));
        
        if (type.equals(BasicRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>) basicRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodTimerRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)timerRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodCounterRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>) counterRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodGaugeRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)gaugeRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodSetRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)setRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(SimpleNumber.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Integer.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Long.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Double.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Float.class))
                return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(byte[].class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Object.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;   
    }
public static <T> AbstractSerializer<T> serializerFor(Class<T> type) {
        if (type == null)
            throw new RuntimeException("serializable type cannot be null",
                    new SerializationException("serializable type cannot be null"));
        else if (type.equals(String.class))
            throw new RuntimeException("We don't serialize strings anymore",
                    new SerializationException("We don't serialize strings anymore"));
        
        if (type.equals(BasicRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>) basicRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodTimerRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)timerRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodCounterRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>) counterRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodGaugeRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)gaugeRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(BluefloodSetRollup.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)setRollupInstance;
        else if (type.equals(SimpleNumber.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Integer.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Long.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Double.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Float.class))
                return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(byte[].class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else if (type.equals(Object.class))
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;
        else
            return (AbstractSerializer<T>)fullInstance;   
    }
public static < T > AbstractSerializer < T > serializerFor ( Class < T > type ) { if ( type == null ) throw new RuntimeException ( "serializable type cannot be null" , new SerializationException ( "serializable type cannot be null" ) ) ; else if ( type . equals ( String . class ) ) throw new RuntimeException ( "We don't serialize strings anymore" , new SerializationException ( "We don't serialize strings anymore" ) ) ; if ( type . equals ( BasicRollup . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) basicRollupInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( BluefloodTimerRollup . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) timerRollupInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( BluefloodCounterRollup . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) counterRollupInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( BluefloodGaugeRollup . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) gaugeRollupInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( BluefloodSetRollup . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) setRollupInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( SimpleNumber . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( Integer . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( Long . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( Double . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( Float . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( byte [ ] . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else if ( type . equals ( Object . class ) ) return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; else return ( AbstractSerializer < T > ) fullInstance ; }
return a serializer for a specific type
return a serializer for a specific type