cppcache/include/geode/DataSerializable.hpp

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#pragma once

#ifndef GEODE_DATASERIALIZABLE_H_
#define GEODE_DATASERIALIZABLE_H_

#include <typeindex>
#include <typeinfo>

#include "Serializable.hpp"
#include "internal/geode_globals.hpp"

namespace apache {
namespace geode {
namespace client {

class DataOutput;
class DataInput;

/**
 * An interface for objects whose contents can be serialized as primitive types.
 */
class APACHE_GEODE_EXPORT DataSerializable : public virtual Serializable {
 public:
  ~DataSerializable() override = default;

  /**
   * @brief serialize this object
   **/
  virtual void toData(DataOutput& dataOutput) const = 0;

  /**
   * @brief deserialize this object.
   **/
  virtual void fromData(DataInput& dataInput) = 0;

  /**
   * @brief Return the std::type_info of the instance being serialized.
   * This is used by deserialization to determine what instance
   * type to create and deserialize into.
   *
   * The type must be unique within an application suite.
   */
  const std::type_info& getType() const { return typeid(*this); }
};

}  // namespace client
}  // namespace geode
}  // namespace apache

#endif  // GEODE_DATASERIALIZABLE_H_