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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions;

/**
 * An interface for creating artifacts from their serialized representations.
 *
 * @see ArtifactDeserializer
 */
public interface ArtifactSerializer {

  /**
   * Returns a number that uniquely identifies an artifact.
   *
   * <p>The artifact can be retrieved again later by calling
   * {@link ArtifactDeserializer#lookupArtifactById}.
   */
  int getArtifactId(Artifact artifact);
}
