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* Copyright 2007 Google Inc.
*
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package com.google.gwt.user.rebind.rpc;
import com.google.gwt.core.ext.typeinfo.JType;
/**
* Interface implemented by any class that wants to answer questions about
* serializable types for a given
* {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteService RemoteService}.
*/
public interface SerializableTypeOracle {
/**
* Returns the list of all types that are considered serializable.
*
* @return array of serializable types
*/
JType[] getSerializableTypes();
/**
* Returns true if the type is serializable. If a type is serializable then
* there is a secondary type called a FieldSerializer that provides the
* behavior necessary to serialize or deserialize the fields of an instance.
*
* @param type the type that maybe serializable
* @return true if the type is serializable
*/
boolean isSerializable(JType type);
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if the type might be instantiated as part of
* deserialization or serialization.
*
* @param type the type to test
* @return <code>true</code> if the type might be instantiated
*/
boolean maybeInstantiated(JType type);
}