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FlaxEngine/Source/Engine/Core/ISerializable.h
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// Copyright (c) 2012-2022 Wojciech Figat. All rights reserved.
#pragma once
#include "Engine/Serialization/JsonFwd.h"
#include "Engine/Core/Compiler.h"
#include "Engine/Core/Config.h"
class JsonWriter;
class ISerializeModifier;
/// <summary>
/// Interface for objects that can be serialized/deserialized to/from JSON format.
/// </summary>
API_INTERFACE() class FLAXENGINE_API ISerializable
{
DECLARE_SCRIPTING_TYPE_MINIMAL(ISerializable);
public:
typedef rapidjson_flax::Document SerializeDocument;
/// <summary>
/// Serialization output stream
/// </summary>
typedef rapidjson_flax::Value DeserializeStream;
/// <summary>
/// Serialization input stream
/// </summary>
typedef JsonWriter SerializeStream;
public:
/// <summary>
/// Finalizes an instance of the <see cref="ISerializable"/> class.
/// </summary>
virtual ~ISerializable() = default;
/// <summary>
/// Serializes object to the output stream compared to the values of the other object instance (eg. default class object). If other object is null then serialize all properties.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">The output stream.</param>
/// <param name="otherObj">The instance of the object to compare with and serialize only the modified properties. If null, then serialize all properties.</param>
virtual void Serialize(SerializeStream& stream, const void* otherObj) = 0;
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes object from the input stream.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">The input stream.</param>
/// <param name="modifier">The deserialization modifier object. Always valid.</param>
virtual void Deserialize(DeserializeStream& stream, ISerializeModifier* modifier) = 0;
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes object from the input stream child member. Won't deserialize it if member is missing.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">The input stream.</param>
/// <param name="memberName">The input stream member to lookup.</param>
/// <param name="modifier">The deserialization modifier object. Always valid.</param>
void DeserializeIfExists(DeserializeStream& stream, const char* memberName, ISerializeModifier* modifier);
};