package serialize {	
	// An instance of Serializer is passed to each object's specific serialization method.
	// The responsibility of the serializer is to store the values passed to it. The
	// responsibility of the Serializable object is to specify what needs to be stored.
	public interface Serializer {
		// Tells the serializer that we start with serializing a certain object.
		function beginObject(obj : Object, objType : String) : void;
		
		// Tells the serializer that we stopped serializing the object.
		// Calls to beginObject and endObject may be nested, but must be balanced.
		function endObject() : void;
		
		// Stores the field of the object mentioned by the latest 'beginObject'.
		function storeField(name : QName, val : Object) : void;
		
		// Should be called after the seralization of an object graph.
		function reset() : void;
    }
}