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package org.apache.vinci.transport;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Interface implemented by documents that can be transported (marshalled).
 */
public interface Transportable {

  /**
   * Read the object from the input stream.
   * 
   * @param is
   *          The stream to read from.
   * @return -
   * @exception IOException -
   */
  KeyValuePair fromStream(InputStream is) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Write the object to the output stream.
   * 
   * @param os
   *          The stream to write into.
   * @exception IOException -
   */
  void toStream(OutputStream os) throws IOException;

}
