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 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * 
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package com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.impl;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationException;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationStreamReader;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationStreamWriter;

/**
 * An interface to serializer or deserialize objects of a particular type.
 */
public interface TypeHandler {
  void deserialize(SerializationStreamReader reader, Object object)
      throws SerializationException;

  Object instantiate(SerializationStreamReader reader)
      throws SerializationException;

  void serialize(SerializationStreamWriter writer, Object object)
      throws SerializationException;
}