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diff --git a/src/be/nikiroo/utils/serial/CustomSerializer.java b/src/be/nikiroo/utils/serial/CustomSerializer.java
index be89316..80bac59 100644
--- a/src/be/nikiroo/utils/serial/CustomSerializer.java
+++ b/src/be/nikiroo/utils/serial/CustomSerializer.java
@@ -1,34 +1,43 @@
 package be.nikiroo.utils.serial;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 
 public abstract class CustomSerializer {
 
-	protected abstract String toString(Object value);
+	protected abstract void toStream(OutputStream out, Object value)
+			throws IOException;
 
-	protected abstract Object fromString(String content) throws IOException;
+	protected abstract Object fromStream(InputStream in) throws IOException;
 
 	protected abstract String getType();
 
 	/**
-	 * Encode the object into the given builder if possible (if supported).
+	 * Encode the object into the given {@link OutputStream} if supported.
 	 * 
-	 * @param builder
+	 * @param out
 	 *            the builder to append to
 	 * @param value
 	 *            the object to encode
-	 * @return TRUE if success, FALSE if not (the content of the builder won't
-	 *         be changed in case of failure)
+	 * 
+	 * @return FALSE if the value is not supported, TRUE if the operation was
+	 *         successful (if the value is supported by the operation was not
+	 *         successful, you will get an {@link IOException})
+	 * 
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 *             in case of I/O error
 	 */
-	public boolean encode(StringBuilder builder, Object value) {
-		int prev = builder.length();
-		String customString = toString(value);
-		builder.append("custom^").append(getType()).append("^");
-		if (!SerialUtils.encode(builder, customString)) {
-			builder.delete(prev, builder.length());
+	public boolean encode(OutputStream out, Object value) throws IOException {
+		if (!isSupported(value)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		SerialUtils.write(out, "custom^");
+		SerialUtils.write(out, getType());
+		SerialUtils.write(out, "^");
+		toStream(out, value);
+
 		return true;
 	}