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package org.gradle.internal.component.model;

import org.gradle.internal.serialize.Decoder;
import org.gradle.internal.serialize.Encoder;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface for module sources which need to be serialized with
 * the metadata descriptor. Adding or removing such a metadata source
 * requires updating the metadata cache store format ({@see CacheLayout}.
 */
public interface PersistentModuleSource extends ModuleSource {
    /**
     * A unique source identifier for this module source. The
     * id must be >=0 and represent the kind of module source.
     * For example, a module source may have different implementations,
     * but if they represent the same thing, they must return the same
     * id. The id is used during serialization to identify the kind of
     * source and select the appropriate serializer. This is _just_
     * a performance optimization, in order to avoid reflection during
     * serialization.
     *
     * @return the source id
     */
    int getCodecId();

    /**
     * A codec will be used by the metadata serializer to encode
     * and decode this module source. Codecs must be stateless as
     * they are shared between several metadata instances.
     *
     * Codecs must implement equals/hashcode.
     */
    interface Codec {
        void encode(T moduleSource, Encoder encoder) throws IOException;
        T decode(Decoder decoder) throws IOException;
    }
}