TypeSerializer

Core interface for converting configuration values between their typed representation and a raw storage form.

Implement this interface to support custom types in KConfig. Every implementation must be able to round-trip: calling deserialize on the output of serialize must produce an equivalent value.

Example -- a custom serializer for java.time.Instant:

object InstantSerializer : TypeSerializer<Instant> {
    override fun serialize(value: Instant): Any = value.toString()
    override fun deserialize(raw: Any): Instant = Instant.parse(raw.toString())
}

// Register it:
registry.register(Instant::class, InstantSerializer)

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