IItemFamilyPolicyMng.h

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/* IItemFamilyPolicyMng.h                                      (C) 2000-2025 */
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/* Policies of an entity family.                                             */
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#ifndef ARCANE_CORE_IITEMFAMILYPOLICYMNG_H
#define ARCANE_CORE_IITEMFAMILYPOLICYMNG_H
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#include "arcane/core/ArcaneTypes.h"
 
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namespace Arcane
{
 
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/*!
 * \brief Interface for entity family policies.
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class ARCANE_CORE_EXPORT IItemFamilyPolicyMng
{
 public:
 
  virtual ~IItemFamilyPolicyMng() = default;
 
 public:
 
  //! Compaction policy
  virtual IItemFamilyCompactPolicy* compactPolicy() = 0;
  /*!
   * \brief Creates an instance for exchanging entities between subdomains.
   * The returned instance must be destroyed by the delete operator.
   */
  virtual IItemFamilyExchanger* createExchanger() = 0;
 
  /*!
   * \brief Creates an instance for entity serialization.
   * The returned instance must be destroyed by the delete operator.
   *
   * \a with_flags indicates whether the value of Item::flags() should be serialized.
   * This is not necessarily supported for all families.
   */
  virtual IItemFamilySerializer* createSerializer(bool with_flags = false) = 0;
 
  /*!
   * \brief Adds a factory for a serialization step.
   *
   * \a factory remains the property of the caller and must not be destroyed
   * as long as this instance exists.
   */
  virtual void addSerializeStep(IItemFamilySerializeStepFactory* factory) = 0;
 
  //! Removes a factory for a serialization step.
  virtual void removeSerializeStep(IItemFamilySerializeStepFactory* factory) = 0;
};
 
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} // namespace Arcane
 
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#endif