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Riptide/IMessageSerializable.cs

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+// This file is provided under The MIT License as part of RiptideNetworking.
+// Copyright (c) Tom Weiland
+// For additional information please see the included LICENSE.md file or view it on GitHub:
+// https://github.com/RiptideNetworking/Riptide/blob/main/LICENSE.md
+
+namespace Riptide
+{
+    /// <summary>Represents a type that can be added to and retrieved from messages using the <see cref="Message.AddSerializable{T}(T)"/> and <see cref="Message.GetSerializable{T}"/> methods.</summary>
+    public interface IMessageSerializable
+    {
+        /// <summary>Adds the type to the message.</summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message to add the type to.</param>
+        void Serialize(Message message);
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the type from the message.</summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message to retrieve the type from.</param>
+        void Deserialize(Message message);
+    }
+}