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package org.gradle.gradleplugin.foundation.settings;

/**
 * Something that can be serialized to an XML structure. This is meant to store any preferences or settings (lightweight and heavyweight).
 *
 * @author mhunsicker
 */
public interface SettingsSerializable {
    /**
     * Call this to saves the current settings.
     *
     * @param settings where you save the settings.
     */
    public void serializeOut(SettingsNode settings);

    /**
     * Call this to read in this object's settings. The reverse of serializeOut.
     *
     * @param settings where you read your settings.
     * @author mhunsicker
     */
    public void serializeIn(SettingsNode settings);
}
