Persistor.java

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package org.encog.persist;

import org.encog.parse.tags.read.ReadXML;
import org.encog.parse.tags.write.WriteXML;

/**
 * This interface defines a class that can load and save an
 * EncogPersistedObject.
 * 
 * @author jheaton
 * 
 */
public interface Persistor {

	/**
	 * Load from the specified node.
	 * 
	 * @param in
	 *            The node to load from.
	 * @return The EncogPersistedObject that was loaded.
	 */
	EncogPersistedObject load(ReadXML in);

	/**
	 * Save the specified object.
	 * 
	 * @param object
	 *            The object to save.
	 * @param out
	 *            The XML object.
	 */
	void save(EncogPersistedObject object, WriteXML out);
}