com.moebiusgames.xdata.DataMarshaller Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* Copyright (C) 2013 Florian Frankenberger.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
* MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
package com.moebiusgames.xdata;
/**
* Marshals an object of type T into a DataNode and
* back. This way it is always defined how to map fields
* to fields of a type - therefore guaranteeing a maximum
* of data portability.
*
* @author Florian Frankenberger
* @param
*/
public interface DataMarshaller extends AbstractDataMarshaller {
/**
* returns the actual class that this marshaller is capable of marshalling.
* @return
*/
Class getDataClass();
}