// src/backend/serializer.hh - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
//               of Padova, dept. of Pure and Applied
//               Mathematics
//
// This file is part of SGPEMv2.
//
// This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// SGPEMv2 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 General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with SGPEMv2; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA

#ifndef SERIALIZER_HH
#define SERIALIZER_HH 1

#include "config.h"
#include <sgpemv2/history.hh>
#include <sgpemv2/serializer_error.hh>

#include <glibmm/ustring.h>

namespace sgpem
{
  class Serializer;

  class SG_DLLEXPORT Serializer
  {
  public:
    Serializer();
    virtual ~Serializer() = 0;

    virtual void save_snapshot(const Glib::ustring& filename, const History& hist) throw(SerializerError) = 0;
    virtual void restore_snapshot(const Glib::ustring& filename, History& hist) throw(SerializerError) = 0;
    virtual const Glib::ustring get_filename_extension() = 0;
    virtual const Glib::ustring get_filename_description() = 0;
  protected:
  private:
  };
}

#endif

