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//  ICommonHeader.cs - Gbtc
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//  Code Modification History:
//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  11/17/2008 - J. Ritchie Carroll
//       Generated original version of source code.
//  09/14/2009 - Stephen C. Wills
//       Added new header and license agreement.
//  12/14/2012 - Starlynn Danyelle Gilliam
//       Modified Header.
//
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using System;

namespace GSF.Parsing
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines the common header of a frame image for a set of parsed types, consisting at least of a type ID.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Header implementations can extend this interface as necessary to accomodate protocol specific header images.
    /// </remarks>
    /// <typeparam name="TTypeIdentifier">Type of identifier used to distinguish output types.</typeparam>
    public interface ICommonHeader<out TTypeIdentifier>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the identifier used for identifying the <see cref="Type"/> to be parsed.
        /// </summary>
        TTypeIdentifier TypeID { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets any additional state information that might be needed for parsing.
        /// </summary>
        object State { get; set; }
    }
}