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package org.identityconnectors.framework.impl.serializer;
/**
* Interface to be implemented to handle the serialization/
* deserialization of an object.
*/
public interface ObjectSerializationHandler extends ObjectTypeMapper {
/**
* Called to serialize the object.
*/
public void serialize(Object object, ObjectEncoder encoder);
/**
* Called to deserialize the object.
*/
public Object deserialize(ObjectDecoder decoder);
}