<?php
/**
 * Zend Framework
 *
 * LICENSE
 *
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 * with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
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 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_Tool
 * @subpackage Framework
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2009 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 * @version    $Id: Interface.php 16971 2009-07-22 18:05:45Z mikaelkael $
 */

/**
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_Tool
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2009 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 */
interface Zend_Tool_Project_Profile_FileParser_Interface
{
    
    /**
     * serialize()
     * 
     * This method should take a profile and return a string
     * representation of it.
     * 
     * @param Zend_Tool_Project_Profile $profile
     * @return string
     */
    public function serialize(Zend_Tool_Project_Profile $profile);
    
    /**
     * unserialize()
     * 
     * This method should be able to take string data an create a
     * struture in the provided $profile
     *
     * @param string $data
     * @param Zend_Tool_Project_Profile $profile
     */
    public function unserialize($data, Zend_Tool_Project_Profile $profile);
    
}