DataTranslator (SpongeAPI 8.0.0-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

T - The type of object that this translator can handle
```
public interface DataTranslator<T>
```
A compatibility object to translate and translate any type of Object that is not a DataSerializable. Natively, DataView will attempt to locate a DataTranslator during DataView.set(DataQuery, Object).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default DataView`	`addTo(T obj, DataView dataView)`	Serializes the `T` object and applies the provided data to the provided `DataView` instead of creating a new `DataContainer`, reducing nested information.
`io.leangen.geantyref.TypeToken<T>`	`token()`	Gets the `TypeToken` of this translator.
`T`	`translate(DataView view)`	Attempts to translate the `T` object from the provided `DataView`.
`DataContainer`	`translate(T obj)`	Serializes the provided object to a `DataContainer`.

- Method Detail
  - token
```
io.leangen.geantyref.TypeToken<T> token()
```
    Gets the TypeToken of this translator.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type token for this translator
    
    See Also:
    
    TypeToken
  - translate
```
T translate(DataView view)
     throws InvalidDataException
```
    Attempts to translate the T object from the provided DataView.
    
    Parameters:
    
    view - The data view to translate the object from
    
    Returns:
    
    The deserialized object
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidDataException - If the dataview contained invalid data
  - translate
```
DataContainer translate(T obj)
                 throws InvalidDataException
```
    Serializes the provided object to a DataContainer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - The object to translate
    
    Returns:
    
    The object serialized to a container
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidDataException - If the desired object is not supported for any reason
  - addTo
```
default DataView addTo(T obj,
                       DataView dataView)
```
    Serializes the T object and applies the provided data to the provided DataView instead of creating a new DataContainer, reducing nested information.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - The object to serialize
    
    dataView - The data view to serialize to
    
    Returns:
    
    The provided data view, for chaining