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+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.salver/src/com/oracle/graal/salver/dumper/AbstractSerializerDumper.java	Thu Oct 29 17:49:30 2015 +0100
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.graal.salver.dumper;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import com.oracle.graal.salver.serialize.Serializer;
+
+public abstract class AbstractSerializerDumper implements Dumper {
+
+    protected Serializer serializer;
+
+    public AbstractSerializerDumper() {
+    }
+
+    public AbstractSerializerDumper(Serializer serializer) {
+        this.serializer = serializer;
+    }
+
+    public Serializer getSerializer() {
+        return serializer;
+    }
+
+    public void setSerializer(Serializer serializer) {
+        this.serializer = serializer;
+    }
+
+    protected void serialize(Object obj) throws IOException {
+        if (serializer != null) {
+            serializer.serialize(obj);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void serializeAndFlush(Object obj) throws IOException {
+        if (serializer != null) {
+            serializer.serialize(obj);
+            serializer.flush();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws IOException {
+    }
+}