diff --git a/src/main/java/org/texttechnologylab/DockerUnifiedUIMAInterface/IDUUICommunicationLayer.java b/src/main/java/org/texttechnologylab/DockerUnifiedUIMAInterface/IDUUICommunicationLayer.java
index 7d0da09..20dffe2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/texttechnologylab/DockerUnifiedUIMAInterface/IDUUICommunicationLayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/texttechnologylab/DockerUnifiedUIMAInterface/IDUUICommunicationLayer.java
@@ -18,38 +18,42 @@ public interface IDUUICommunicationLayer {
 
   public void deserialize(JCas jc, ByteArrayInputStream input, String targetView) throws IOException, SAXException, CASException;
 
-    /**
-     * Serializes a JCas to a byte array output stream by using the LUA script provided by the component.
-     * @param jc Input JCas.
-     * @param out Output stream, i.e. the input to the component.
-     * @param parameters Parameters for use in the LUA script.
-     * @throws CompressorException
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @throws SAXException
-     */
-    public void serialize(JCas jc, ByteArrayOutputStream out, Map<String,String> parameters) throws CompressorException, IOException, SAXException;
-
-    /**
-     * Deserializes a byte array input stream to a JCas by using the LUA script provided by the component.
-     * @param jc Output JCas, note that the CAS is not reset before deserialization.
-     * @param input Input stream, i.e. the output of the component.
-     * @throws IOException
-     * @throws SAXException
-     */
-    public void deserialize(JCas jc, ByteArrayInputStream input) throws IOException, SAXException;
-
-    /**
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
-    public IDUUICommunicationLayer copy();
-
-    /**
-     *
-     * @param results
-     * @return
-     */
-    public ByteArrayInputStream merge(List<ByteArrayInputStream> results);
-
-    String myLuaTestMerging();
+  /**
+   * Serializes a JCas to a byte array output stream by using the LUA script provided by the component.
+   * @param jc Input JCas.
+   * @param out Output stream, i.e. the input to the component.
+   * @param parameters Parameters for use in the LUA script.
+   * @throws CompressorException
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws SAXException
+   */
+  default void serialize(JCas jc, ByteArrayOutputStream out, Map<String,String> parameters) throws CompressorException, IOException, SAXException, CASException {
+    serialize(jc, out, parameters, "_InitialView");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deserializes a byte array input stream to a JCas by using the LUA script provided by the component.
+   * @param jc Output JCas, note that the CAS is not reset before deserialization.
+   * @param input Input stream, i.e. the output of the component.
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws SAXException
+   */
+  default void deserialize(JCas jc, ByteArrayInputStream input) throws IOException, SAXException, CASException {
+    deserialize(jc, input, "_InitialView");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public IDUUICommunicationLayer copy();
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param results
+   * @return
+   */
+  public ByteArrayInputStream merge(List<ByteArrayInputStream> results);
+
+  String myLuaTestMerging();
 }