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package org.apache.directmemory.lightning;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.directmemory.lightning.metadata.PropertyDescriptor;

public interface Marshaller
{

    boolean acceptType( Class<?> type );

    void marshall( Object value, PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor, DataOutput dataOutput,
                   SerializationContext serializationContext )
        throws IOException;

    <V> V unmarshall( PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor, DataInput dataInput,
                      SerializationContext serializationContext )
        throws IOException;

}