IPackable.cs

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using System;

namespace MsgPack
{
	/// <summary>
	///		An interface which is implemented by the objects which know how to pack themselves using specified <see cref="Packer"/>.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	///		<include file='remarks.xml' path='doc/para[@name="MsgPack.Serialization.customPackingUnpacking"]'/>
	/// </remarks>
	public interface IPackable
	{
		/// <summary>
		///		Packs this object contents to the specified <see cref="Packer"/>.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="packer">The <see cref="Packer"/> that this object will write to.</param>
		/// <param name="options">Packing options. This value can be null.</param>
		/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
		///		<paramref name="packer"/> is <c>null</c>.
		/// </exception>
		/// <exception cref="System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException">
		///		Failed to serialize this object.
		/// </exception>
		/// <include file='remarks.xml' path='doc/remarks[@name="MsgPack.Serialization.customPacking"]'/>
		void PackToMessage( Packer packer, PackingOptions options );
	}
}