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package org.xwiki.extension.repository.internal;

import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * Serialize and unserialize a property.
 *
 * @param 
 * @version $Id: 5b6e33e0158b32a0fb504e2e15901efe781abf28 $
 */
public interface ExtensionPropertySerializer
{
    /**
     * @param element the XML element
     * @return the unserialized property value
     */
    T toValue(Element element);

    /**
     * @param document the document used to create new elements
     * @param elementName the name of the property
     * @param elementValue the value of the property
     * @return the serialized property {@link Element}
     */
    Element toElement(Document document, String elementName, T elementValue);
}