/*
 * GRAL: GRAphing Library for Java(R)
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2009-2016 Erich Seifert ,
 * Michael Seifert 
 *
 * This file is part of GRAL.
 *
 * GRAL 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 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * GRAL 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 GRAL.  If not, see .
 */
package de.erichseifert.gral.util;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Interface for classes used for wrapping non-serializable classes.
 * The wrapper can be unwrapped for deserialization.
 *
 * @param  Class that the wrapper can handle.
 */
public interface SerializationWrapper extends Serializable {
	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of the wrapped class using the data from the
	 * wrapper. This can be used for deserialization.
	 * @return A new instance of the wrapped class {@code T}.
	 */
	T unwrap();
}