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package org.infinispan.protostream;

/**
 * This is the base interface of the marshaller hierarchy, exposing common methods for identifying the Java and protobuf
 * types handled by this marshaller instance. The marshaller implementation must be stateless and thread-safe.
 *
 * @author [email protected]
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface BaseMarshaller {

   /**
    * Returns the Java type handled by this marshaller. This must not change over multiple invocations.
    *
    * @return the Java type.
    */
   Class getJavaClass();

   /**
    * Returns the full name of the message or enum type as declared in the protobuf file. This must not change over
    * multiple invocations.
    *
    * @return the full name of the message or enum type declared in the protobuf file.
    */
   String getTypeName();
}