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* Encog(tm) Core v3.4 - Java Version
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* https://github.com/encog/encog-java-core
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package org.encog.persist;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
/**
* This interface defines an Encog Persistor. An Encog persistor will write an
* Encog object to an EG file.
*/
public interface EncogPersistor {
/**
* @return Get the class string for the object.
*/
String getPersistClassString();
/**
* Read the object from an input stream.
* @param is The input stream.
* @return The object.
*/
Object read(InputStream is);
/**
* Save the object.
* @param os The output stream to save to.
* @param obj The object to save.
*/
void save(OutputStream os, Object obj);
/**
* @return Get the file version used by this persistor.
*/
int getFileVersion();
}