On 11/6/2012 6:16 PM, Richard Eckart de Castilho wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to understand a bit better what it means when it is said that 
> "binary CAS serialization requires the type system to be identical". I have 
> implemented a simple CAS consumer and reader based on the 
> CASCompleteSerializer. As far as I understand it, the CASCompleteSerializer 
> serializes not only the feature structures but also the complete type system 
> and index repository. I understand that when I deserialize that into a fresh 
> CAS, whatever type system is  already in the CAS is fully replaced by the 
> deserialized type system. Consequently, all binary CAS written and later read 
> using the CASCompleteSerializer should always fullfil the requirement "the 
> type system is identical". 
>
> Is this correct?

I think so.  Best of course to test :-)

-Marshall
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Richard

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