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/// @file

#ifndef INCLUDE_SF_SERIALIZEPARENT_HPP
#define INCLUDE_SF_SERIALIZEPARENT_HPP

#include <SF/Archive.hpp>
#include <SF/SerializePolymorphic.hpp>

namespace SF {

    /// Serializes a base class of a derived class. Call this from 
    /// the serialization function of the derived class, to invoke serialization
    /// code for the base class.
    template<typename Base, typename Derived>
    void serializeParent(Archive & ar, Derived & derived)
    {
        ar & SF::Archive::PARENT & static_cast<Base &>(derived);
    }

} // namespace SF

#endif // ! INCLUDE_SF_SERIALIZEPARENT_HPP