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 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
 * 
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 * 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.place.shared;

/**
 * Implemented by objects responsible for text serialization and deserialization
 * of Place objects.
 * 
 * @param <P> a subtype of {@link Place}
 */
public interface PlaceTokenizer<P extends Place> {

  /**
   * Returns the {@link Place} associated with the given token.
   *
   * @param token a String token
   * @return a {@link Place} of type P
   */
  P getPlace(String token);

  /**
   * Returns the token associated with the given {@link Place}.
   *
   * @param place a {@link Place} of type P
   * @return a String token
   */
  String getToken(P place);
}