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//
// Nexus Core - a framework for developing distributed applications
// http://github.com/threerings/nexus/blob/master/LICENSE

package com.threerings.nexus.io;

/**
 * An interface implemented by generated streamer classes.
 */
public interface Streamer
{
    /**
     * Returns the concrete class handled by this streamer.
     */
    Class getObjectClass ();

    /**
     * Writes the supplied instance to the supplied output.
     */
    void writeObject (Streamable.Output out, T obj);

    /**
     * Instantiates an instance of the appropriate type using data read from the supplied input.
     */
    T readObject (Streamable.Input in);
}