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package org.jboss.marshalling.cloner;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* An object cloner. Creates a (possibly deep) clone of an object. Unlike Marshallers and Unmarshallers, ObjectCloners
* are thread-safe and can be used to clone object graphs concurrently.
*/
public interface ObjectCloner {
/**
* Clear the cloner state and any caches.
*/
void reset();
/**
* Create a deep clone of the given object.
*
* @param orig the original object
* @return the deep clone
* @throws IOException if a serialization error occurs
* @throws ClassNotFoundException if a class cannot be loaded during the cloning process
*/
Object clone(Object orig) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
/**
* The identity object cloner. Always returns the same object it is given.
*/
ObjectCloner IDENTITY = new ObjectCloner() {
public void reset() {
}
public Object clone(final Object orig) {
return orig;
}
};
}