Serializable.h

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#ifndef Hypertable_Common_Serializable_h
#define Hypertable_Common_Serializable_h

namespace Hypertable {


  class Serializable {

  public:

    virtual size_t encoded_length() const;

    virtual void encode(uint8_t **bufp) const;

    virtual void decode(const uint8_t **bufp, size_t *remainp);

  protected:

    virtual uint8_t encoding_version() const = 0;

    virtual size_t encoded_length_internal() const = 0;

    virtual void encode_internal(uint8_t **bufp) const = 0;

    virtual void decode_internal(uint8_t version, const uint8_t **bufp, size_t *remainp) = 0;

  };


}

#endif // Hypertable_Common_Serializable_h