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package net.sf.ehcache.store.compound;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * @deprecated replaced by {@link net.sf.ehcache.store.compound.ReadWriteCopyStrategy}
 * @author Alex Snaps
 */
@Deprecated
public interface CopyStrategy extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Deep copies some object and returns the copy
     * @param value the value to copy
     * @param <T> type
     * @return the copy
     */
    <T> T copy(final T value);
}
