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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright (C) 2017 Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB                                   //
+// Copyright (C) 2023 Jon Beniston, M7RCE                                        //
+//                                                                               //
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify          //
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by          //
+// the Free Software Foundation as version 3 of the License, or                  //
+// (at your option) any later version.                                           //
+//                                                                               //
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,               //
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of                //
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the                  //
+// GNU General Public License V3 for more details.                               //
+//                                                                               //
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License             //
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef SDRBASE_SETTINGS_SERIALIZABLEINTERFACE_H_
+#define SDRBASE_SETTINGS_SERIALIZABLEINTERFACE_H_
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+
+class SerializableInterface
+{
+public:
+    virtual QByteArray serialize() const = 0; //!< Serialize to binary
+    virtual bool deserialize(const QByteArray& data) = 0; //!< Deserialize from binary
+};
+
+#endif /* SDRBASE_SETTINGS_SERIALIZABLEINTERFACE_H_ */