| Interface | Description | 
|---|---|
| SerializationProvider | 
 A  
Service providing Serializer instances. | 
| Serializer<T> | 
 Defines the contract used to transform type instances to and from a serial form. 
 | 
| Exception | Description | 
|---|---|
| SerializerException | 
 Thrown by a  
Serializer when it cannot serialize or deserialize an instance. | 
| UnsupportedTypeException | 
 Exception thrown by the  
SerializationProvider to indicate a Serializer could not be created for a
 given type. | 
Serializer SPI in Ehcache.