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/*
   Copyright 2013 Rene Nowak 

   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

   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package at.ac.tuwien.infosys.jcloudscale.datastore.mapping;

/**
 * General Mapper Interface
 */
public interface Mapper<T> {

    /**
     * Serialize the given object
     *
     * @param object the given object
     * @return the serialized object
     */
    T serialize(Object object);

    /**
     * Deserialize the given serialized object
     *
     * @param serializedObject the serialized object
     * @param targetClass the class of the target object
     * @return the deserialized object
     */
    <K> K deserialize(T serializedObject, Class<K> targetClass);
}