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Copyright 2023 Fausto Spoto

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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package io.hotmoka.marshalling.internal;

import io.hotmoka.marshalling.api.ObjectMarshaller;

/**
 * Knowledge about how an object of a given class can be marshalled.
 * This can be used to provide the ability to marshall objects of arbitrary classes.
 * 
 * @param  the type of the class of the marshalled objects
 */
public abstract class ObjectMarshallerImpl implements ObjectMarshaller {

	/**
	 * The class of the marshalled objects.
	 */
	private final Class clazz;

	/**
	 * Creates the object marshaller.
	 * 
	 * @param clazz the class of the marshalled objects
	 */
	protected ObjectMarshallerImpl(Class clazz) {
		this.clazz = clazz;
	}

	@Override
	public final Class clazz() {
		return clazz;
	}
}