+# Abstract services to serialize Nit objects to different formats
+#
+# This module declares the `auto_serializable` annotation to mark Nit classes as serializable.
+# For an introduction to this service, refer to the documentation of the `serialization` group.
+# This documentation provides more technical information on interesting entitie of this module.
+#
+# Interesting entities for end users of serializable classes:
+#
+# * Serialize an instance subclass of `Serializable` with either
+# `Serializer::serializable` and `Serializable::serialize`.
+# * Deserialize an object using `Deserializer::deserialize`.
+# The object type must the be checked with an `assert` or otherwise.
+#
+# Interesting entities to create custom serializable classes:
+#
+# * Subclass `Serializable` to declare a class as serializable and to customize
+# the serialization and deserialization behavior.
+# * Redefine `Serializable::core_serialize_to` to customize the serialization
+# of the receiver class.
+# * Redefine `Deserializer::deserialize_class` to customize the deserialization
+# of a specific class by name.
+#
+# Interesting entities for serialization format:
+#
+# * Subclass `Serializer` and `Deserializer` with custom serices.
+# * In `Serializer`, `serialize` and `serialize_reference` must be redefined.
+# * In `Deserializer`; `deserialize`, `deserialize_attribute and
+# `notify_of_creation` must be redefined.