Added Boolean, Byte, Char Serializer Tests
Implements a parse() method to parse TypeInformation in string representation.
Parser can now be tested with a JUnit test and supports Tuple arrays. Some minor bug fixes are also included.
Adapted test class for maven
Add annotation support for new java api
Removed obsolete array record utilities
Introduced notion of immutable types and stateful/stateless serializers.
Switched runtime task code from TypeSerializer to TypeSerializerFactory to support non thread-safe type serializers.
Add dedicated factories for stateful and stateless serializers.
Fix serializer equality checks and add tests.
add checkstyle to project
refactored given checkstyle.xml
minor cleanups for checkstyle
Fix maven problems with checkstyle in eclipse
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use Kryo for object copy in AvroSerializer.
Enable more tests in CrossITCase and JoinITCase for JAPI
Lazy initialization of the kryo and avro serializers.
Add default entry (commeted) for program JVM options
Add object copying code to AvroSerializer
Add KryoSerializer and simple test
Adjusted generic serializer tests