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package sh.isaac.api;
//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
//~--- interfaces -------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* The Interface DataSerializer.
*
* @author kec
* @param <T> The class of object to serialize.
*/
public interface DataSerializer<T> {
/**
* Deserialize the content of an object from a DataInput.
*
* @param in to read serialized data from
* @return deserialized object
*/
public T deserialize(DataInput in);
/**
* Serialize the content of an object into a DataOutput.
*
* @param out DataOutput to save object into
* @param value Object to serialize
*/
public void serialize(DataOutput out, T value);
}