TaskCloner.java

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package com.badlogic.gdx.ai.btree;

/**
 * A {@code TaskCloner} allows you to use third-party libraries like Kryo to clone behavior trees.
 * See {@link Task#TASK_CLONER}.
 * 
 * @author davebaol
 */
public interface TaskCloner {

	/**
     * Makes a deep copy of the given task.
     *
	 * @param task the task to clone
	 * @return the cloned task
     */
	<T> Task<T> cloneTask(Task<T> task);
}