WorkspaceXMLPersistenceProvider.java

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package org.gephi.project.spi;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamWriter;
import org.gephi.project.api.Workspace;

/**
 * XML Workspace persistence provider.
 */
public interface WorkspaceXMLPersistenceProvider extends WorkspacePersistenceProvider {

    /**
     * This is automatically called when saving a project file.
     * <p>
     * Your implementation must enclose all your data xml in a tag with the name
     * provided in your <code>getIdentifier</code> method.
     *
     * @param writer XMLStreamWriter for xml serialization of this persistence
     * provider data
     * @param workspace Current workspace being serialized
     */
    public void writeXML(XMLStreamWriter writer, Workspace workspace);

    /**
     * This is automatically called when a start element with the tag name
     * provided in your <code>getIdentifier</code> method.
     * <p>
     * Your implementation must detect the tag end element to stop reading.
     *
     * @param reader XMLStreamReader for deserialization of this persistence
     * provider data previously serialized
     * @param workspace Current workspace being deserialized
     */
    public void readXML(XMLStreamReader reader, Workspace workspace);
}