Compatibility.java

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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.io;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * @author Stephen Mallette (http://stephen.genoprime.com)
 */
public interface Compatibility {
    public byte[] readFromResource(final String resource) throws IOException;

    public default Class resolve(final Class clazz) {
        return clazz;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the TinkerPop version.
     */
    public String getReleaseVersion();

    /**
     * Gets the version of the IO type (i.e. GraphSON 2.0)
     */
    public String getVersion();

    public String getConfiguration();
}