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package org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.trielogs;

import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.BlockHeader;

/** Interface for serializing and deserializing {@link TrieLog} objects. */
public interface TrieLogFactory {

  /**
   * Creates a new TrieLog object.
   *
   * @param accumulator the accumulator
   * @param blockHeader the block header
   * @return a new TrieLog object
   */
  TrieLog create(TrieLogAccumulator accumulator, BlockHeader blockHeader);

  /**
   * Deserializes a TrieLog object.
   *
   * @param bytes the serialized TrieLog
   * @return the deserialized TrieLog
   */
  TrieLog deserialize(final byte[] bytes);

  /**
   * Serializes a TrieLog object.
   *
   * @param layer the TrieLog
   * @return the serialized TrieLog
   */
  byte[] serialize(final TrieLog layer);
}
