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package org.apache.usergrid.persistence.core.astyanax;
import com.netflix.astyanax.model.DynamicComposite;
/**
* This interface is for re-using multiple components in a composite.
* Implementing this allows many different types to be serialized
* together in a single composite
*
* @author tnine
*/
public interface DynamicCompositeFieldSerializer<K> {
/**
* Add this to the composite
* @param composite The composite to add data to
* @param value The value to write
*/
public void toComposite( DynamicComposite composite, K value );
/**
* Create an instance from the composite
* @param composite The dynamic composite containing the data that iterates each element
* @param startIndex The start index
*/
public K fromComposite( DynamicComposite composite, int startIndex);
}