# DBI::Gofer::Serializer::Base - phpMan

## NAME
    [DBI::Gofer::Serializer::Base] - base class for Gofer serialization

## SYNOPSIS
        $serializer = $serializer_class->new();

        $string = $serializer->serialize( $data );
        ($string, $deserializer_class) = $serializer->serialize( $data );

        $data = $serializer->deserialize( $string );

## DESCRIPTION
    [DBI::Gofer::Serializer]::* classes implement a very minimal subset of the
    [Data::Serializer] API.

    Gofer serializers are expected to be very fast and are not required to
    deal with anything other than non-blessed references to arrays and
    hashes, and plain scalars.