michael@0: /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
michael@0:  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
michael@0:  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
michael@0: 
michael@0: /** @file
michael@0:  * Helper functions for (de)serializing objects to/from ASCII strings.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: 
michael@0: #ifndef NSSERIALIZATIONHELPER_H_
michael@0: #define NSSERIALIZATIONHELPER_H_
michael@0: 
michael@0: #include "nsStringFwd.h"
michael@0: #include "nsISerializationHelper.h"
michael@0: #include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
michael@0: 
michael@0: class nsISerializable;
michael@0: 
michael@0: /**
michael@0:  * Serialize an object to an ASCII string.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: nsresult NS_SerializeToString(nsISerializable* obj,
michael@0:                               nsCSubstring& str);
michael@0: 
michael@0: /**
michael@0:  * Deserialize an object.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: nsresult NS_DeserializeObject(const nsCSubstring& str,
michael@0:                               nsISupports** obj);
michael@0: 
michael@0: class nsSerializationHelper MOZ_FINAL : public nsISerializationHelper
michael@0: {
michael@0:   NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
michael@0:   NS_DECL_NSISERIALIZATIONHELPER
michael@0: };
michael@0: 
michael@0: #endif