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@file:Suppress("unused")
package kotlinx.parcelize

import android.os.Parcel

/**
 * The base interface for custom [Parcelize] serializers.
 */
interface Parceler<T> {
    /**
     * Writes the [T] instance state to the [parcel].
     */
    fun T.write(parcel: Parcel, flags: Int)

    /**
     * Reads the [T] instance state from the [parcel], constructs the new [T] instance and returns it.
     */
    fun create(parcel: Parcel): T

    /**
     * Returns a new [Array]<T> with the given array [size].
     */
    fun newArray(size: Int): Array<T> {
        throw NotImplementedError("Generated by Android Extensions automatically")
    }
}