Archive interface

Archive.h

class Archive
{
    /// Binary: [value]
    /// XML:    <name type="T">value</name>
    /// JSON:   "name": value   (begin block or begin map)
    ///         value           (begin array)
    virtual bool Serialize(const char* name, T& value) = 0;
    /// Binary: [key][value]
    /// XML:    <name key="key" type="T">value</name>
    /// JSON:   "key": value    (begin block or begin map)
    ///         { "key": value }(begin array)
    virtual bool Serialize(const char* name, ea::string& key, T& value) = 0;
    /// Binary: []
    /// XML:    <name>
    /// JSON:   "name": {
    virtual void BeginBlock(const char* name) = 0;
    /// Binary: []
    /// XML:    </name>
    /// JSON:   }
    virtual void EndBlock() = 0;
    /// Binary: [size]
    /// XML:    <name>
    /// JSON:   "name": [
    virtual void BeginArray(const char* name, unsigned size) = 0;
    /// Binary: []
    /// XML:    </name>
    /// JSON:   ]
    virtual void EndArray() = 0;
    /// Binary: [size]
    /// XML:    <name>
    /// JSON:   "name": {
    virtual void BeginMap(const char* name, unsigned size) = 0;
    /// Binary: []
    /// XML:    </name>
    /// JSON:   }
    virtual void EndMap() = 0;
}