platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/xmlb/Binding.java

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package com.intellij.util.xmlb;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

interface Binding {
  Object serialize(Object o, @Nullable Object context, SerializationFilter filter);

  @Nullable
  Object deserialize(Object context, @NotNull Object... nodes);

  boolean isBoundTo(Object node);

  Class getBoundNodeType();

  void init();
}