serialization: `deserialize_attribute` takes an optional static type name

[nit.git] / lib / serialization / serialization.nit

diff --git a/lib/serialization/serialization.nit b/lib/serialization/serialization.nit
index 435f8df..7ecc7d2 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/serialization/serialization.nit
+++ b/lib/serialization/serialization.nit
@@ -97,8 +97,11 @@ abstract class Deserializer
 
        # Deserialize the attribute with `name` from the object open for deserialization
        #
+       # The `static_type` can be used as last resort if the deserialized object
+       # desn't have any metadata declaring the dynamic type.
+       #
        # Internal method to be implemented by the engines.
-       fun deserialize_attribute(name: String): nullable Object is abstract
+       fun deserialize_attribute(name: String, static_type: nullable String): nullable Object is abstract
 
        # Register a newly allocated object (even if not completely built)
        #