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Erik Johnston 2017-04-07 11:52:57 +01:00
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@ -312,16 +312,29 @@ class FederationRemoteSendQueue(object):
class BaseFederationRow(object):
TypeId = None
"""Base class for rows to be sent in the federation stream.
Specifies how to identify, serialize and deserialize the different types.
"""
TypeId = None # Unique string that ids the type. Must be overriden in sub classes.
@staticmethod
def from_data(data):
"""Parse the data from the federation stream into a row.
Args:
data: The value of ``data`` from FederationStreamRow.data, type
depends on the type of stream
"""
raise NotImplementedError()
def to_data(self):
"""Serialize this row to be sent over the federation stream
"""Serialize this row to be sent over the federation stream.
Returns:
The value to be sent in FederationStreamRow.data. The type depends
on the type of stream.
"""
raise NotImplementedError()