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package org.numenta.nupic.model;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Extends {@link Serializable} to add preparation tasks prior to
* serialization and repair tasks following deserialization.
*
* @author cogmission
*/
public interface Persistable extends Serializable {
/**
* FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
* Called prior to this object being serialized. Any
* preparation required for serialization should be done
* in this method.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public default T preSerialize() { return (T)this; }
/**
* FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
* Called following deserialization to execute logic required
* to "fix up" any inconsistencies within the object being
* reified.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public default T postDeSerialize() { return postDeSerialize((T)this); }
/**
* FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
* Called to implement a full or partial copy of an object
* upon de-serialization.
*
* @param t the instance of type <T>
* @return a post serialized custom form of T
*/
public default T postDeSerialize(T t) { return t; }
}