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package org.wildfly.clustering.marshalling.protostream;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface inherited by marshallable components.
 * @author Paul Ferraro
 * @param <T> the type of this marshaller
 */
public interface Marshallable<T> {

    /**
     * Reads an object from the specified reader.
     * @param reader a ProtoStream reader
     * @return the read object
     * @throws IOException if the object could not be read
     */
    T readFrom(ProtoStreamReader reader) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Writes the specified object to the specified writer.
     * @param writer a ProtoStream writer
     * @param value the object to be written
     * @throws IOException if the object could not be written
     */
    void writeTo(ProtoStreamWriter writer, T value) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Returns the type of object handled by this marshallable instance.
     * @return the type of object handled by this marshallable instance.
     */
    Class<? extends T> getJavaClass();
}
