/*
* Copyright 2014, The Sporting Exchange Limited
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package com.betfair.cougar.client.api;
import com.betfair.cougar.api.security.IdentityChain;
/**
* a mechanism for applications using cougar client to serialise the identity chain. Cougar client cannot know the concrete types of the Identities within
* the IdentityChain nor the appropriate wire format. Applications must therefore supply their own serialiser. Specialised interfaces are available for the
* various transport types
*/
public interface IdentityChainSerialiser<O> {
public void writeIdentity(IdentityChain identityChain, O output);
}