include/core/serializable.h

   1 #ifndef AWFUL_SERIALIZABLE_H_
   2 #define AWFUL_SERIALIZABLE_H_
   3
   4 #include "refcounted.h"
   5
   6 namespace awful
   7 {
   8         struct Serialization_tag {};
   9
  10         class Serializable : public RefCounted
  11         {
  12                 public:
  13                         Serializable() {}
  14
  15                         // This is a special constructor called when instanciating an object frmo a stream.
  16                         // The parameter does nothing.
  17                         Serializable( const Serialization_tag& ) {}
  18
  19                         // This is called when the serialization process is complete. At that point, all relevant Pointers
  20                         // to other objects have been set.
  21                         virtual void postLoad() {}
  22         };
  23 }
  24
  25 #endif