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15 package org.apache.hivemind.internal.ser;
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17 /**
18  * Utility interface used to support serialization of services (really, service proxies).
19  *
20  * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
21  * @since 1.1
22  */

23 public interface ServiceSerializationSupport
24 {
25     /**
26      * Returns a {@link ServiceToken} corresponding to the indicated serviceId. A ServiceToken takes
27      * the place of a service (proxy) during serialization.
28      */

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30     public ServiceToken getServiceTokenForService(String JavaDoc serviceId);
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32     /**
33      * Returns the service (proxy) for the indicated token.
34      */

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36     public Object JavaDoc getServiceFromToken(ServiceToken token);
37 }
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