/*
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Ushahidi Inc
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 *  the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
 *  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
 *  any later version.
 *
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 *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 *  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 *  along with this program in the file LICENSE-AGPL. If not, see
 *  https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
 */

package com.ushahidi.platform.mobile.app.data.api.account;

/**
 * Strategy for serializing and deserializing the PlatformSession
 *
 * @param <T> The platform session
 * @author Ushahidi Team <team@ushahidi.com>
 */
public interface SerializationStrategy<T extends Session> {

    /**
     * Serialize a session
     *
     * @param session The session to be serialized
     * @return The string
     */
    String serialize(T session);

    /**
     * Deserilizes string saved in a SharedPreference into it's typed object
     *
     * @param serializedSession The string to be deserialized
     * @return The typed object
     */
    T deserialize(String serializedSession);
}