source: trunk/src/mesh/serializable.h @ 275

#ifndef __SERIALIZABLE_H__
#define __SERIALIZABLE_H__

//
// base class for serializable rappture objects
//
class RpSerializable {
public:
        // return object name (e.g., output.field(f1d))
        virtual const char* objectName() = 0;

        // return object type (e.g., FIELD, MESH3D)
        virtual const char* objectType() = 0;

        // object marshalling
        virtual void serialize() = 0;

        // object unmarshalling
        virtual void deserialize() = 0;

        virtual int size() = 0;
        virtual int numBytes() = 0;
};

#endif