<?php
/**
* File containing the ezcBaseExportable interface.
*
* @package Base
* @version 1.8
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005-2009 eZ Systems AS. All rights reserved.
* @license http://ez.no/licenses/new_bsd New BSD License
*/
/**
* Interface for class of which instances can be exported using var_export().
*
* In some components, objects can be stored (e.g. to disc) using the var_export()
* function. To ensure that an object supports proper importing again, this
* interface should be implemented.
*
* @see var_export()
*/
interface ezcBaseExportable
{
/**
* Returns an instance of the desired object, initialized from $state.
*
* This method must return a new instance of the class it is implemented
* in, which has its properties set from the given $state array.
*
* @param array $state
* @return object
*/
public static function __set_state( array $state );
}
?>
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