ClassResolver.java — netty Source File

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package io.netty.handler.codec.serialization;

/**
 * please use {@link ClassResolvers} as instance factory
 * <p>
 * <strong>Security:</strong> serialization can be a security liability,
 * and should not be used without defining a list of classes that are
 * allowed to be desirialized. Such a list can be specified with the
 * <tt>jdk.serialFilter</tt> system property, for instance.
 * See the <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/core/serialization-filtering1.html">
 * serialization filtering</a> article for more information.
 *
 * @deprecated This class has been deprecated with no replacement,
 * because serialization can be a security liability
 */
@Deprecated
public interface ClassResolver {

    Class<?> resolve(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException;

}