/*
  @header BDBSerializer
  @availability OS X, GNUstep
  @copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Oliver Langer
 
  Author: Oliver Langer

  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  Lesser General Public License for more details.

  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

  <pre>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Modification history
  19.12.2004 ola    initial version
  22.08.2006 ola    license changed
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  </pre>
 */

#if !defined(__BDBSERIALIZER_H)
#define __BDBSERIALIZER_H

#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>


/**
 * @class BDBSerializer
 * @abstract Classes implementing this protocol are capable of
 * serializing objects and returning the corresponding buffer. These classes
 * must implement the interface of NSCoder.
 */
@protocol BDBSerializer

/**
 * @return the data where the serialized object(s) rel(ies)y in.
 */
- (NSData *) data;
@end
#endif