Azure Redis Cache - Cache Serialization Helper

AzureRedisCache-CacheSerializer.cs

/*
* A simple generic Serialization Helper allowing custom .Net types to be stored
* in the Azure Redis Cache. Inspired by the sample at:
* http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn690524.aspx#Objects
*/
 
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;

namespace AzureRedisCacheSample
{
    public static class CacheSerializer
    {
        public static byte[] Serialize(object o)
        {
            if (o == null)
            {
                return null;
            }

            BinaryFormatter binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
            using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
            {
                binaryFormatter.Serialize(memoryStream, o);
                byte[] objectDataAsStream = memoryStream.ToArray();
                return objectDataAsStream;
            }
        }

        public static T Deserialize<T>(byte[] stream)
        {
            if (stream == null)
                return (default(T));

            BinaryFormatter binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
            using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(stream))
            {
                T result = (T)binaryFormatter.Deserialize(memoryStream);
                return result;
            }
        }
    }

}