/* * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, * 2018, 2019, 2020 * Jonathan Schleifer <js@nil.im> * * All rights reserved. * * This file is part of ObjFW. It may be distributed under the terms of the * Q Public License 1.0, which can be found in the file LICENSE.QPL included in * the packaging of this file. * * Alternatively, it may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General * Public License, either version 2 or 3, which can be found in the file * LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this * file. */ #import "OFObject.h" OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN #define OF_SERIALIZATION_NS @"https://objfw.nil.im/serialization" @class OFXMLElement; /** * @protocol OFSerialization OFSerialization.h ObjFW/OFSerialization.h * * @brief A protocol for serializing objects. */ @protocol OFSerialization /** * @brief The object serialized into an XML element. */ @property (readonly, nonatomic) OFXMLElement *XMLElementBySerializing; /** * @brief Initializes the object with the specified XML element serialization. * * @param element An OFXMLElement with the serialized object * @return An initialized object */ - (instancetype)initWithSerialization: (OFXMLElement *)element; @end OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_END