Serdes.java

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package org.turbogwt.net.serialization.client;

/**
 * Performs serialization and deserialization of a type to/from plain text.
 *
 * @param <T> Type of serialization
 *
 * @author Danilo Reinert
 */
public interface Serdes<T> extends Deserializer<T>, Serializer<T> {

    /**
     * Method for accessing type of the Object this de/serializer can handle.
     *
     * @return The class which this de/serializer can de/serialize
     */
    @Override
    Class<T> handledType();
}