/*
 * Copyright 2011 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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package com.google.ipc.invalidation.util;

/**
 * Interface for classes that can marshall their state to a protocol buffer.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of protocol buffer returned by {@link #marshal}
 */
public interface Marshallable<T> {
  /** Returns a protocol buffer containing the class state. */
  T marshal();
}