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014
015package org.apache.hivemind.internal.ser;
016
017/**
018 * Utility interface used to support serialization of services (really, service proxies).
019 * 
020 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
021 * @since 1.1
022 */
023public interface ServiceSerializationSupport
024{
025    /**
026     * Returns a {@link ServiceToken} corresponding to the indicated serviceId. A ServiceToken takes
027     * the place of a service (proxy) during serialization.
028     */
029
030    public ServiceToken getServiceTokenForService(String serviceId);
031
032    /**
033     * Returns the service (proxy) for the indicated token.
034     */
035
036    public Object getServiceFromToken(ServiceToken token);
037}