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/**
 * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 INRIA.
 * 
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 * later version.
 * 
 * This program 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 General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see 
 **/
package fr.inria.eventcloud.api;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * This class can be implemented by an another to indicate that its content can
 * be serialized into a collection of {@link Quadruple}s.
 * 
 * @author lpellegr
 */
public interface Quadruplable {

    /**
     * Serializes the object that defines this method as a set of quadruples.
     * 
     * @return a set of quadruples.
     */
    List toQuadruples();

}