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package opennlp.tools.util.model;
public interface SerializableArtifact {
/**
* Retrieves the class which can serialize and recreate this artifact.
* <br>
* Note:
* The serializer class must have a public zero argument constructor or
* an exception is thrown during model serialization/loading.
*
* @return the corresponding ArtifactSerializer class.
*/
Class<?> getArtifactSerializerClass();
}