namespace Tensorflow

{

/// <summary>

/// In order for a object to be serialized to and from MetaGraphDef,

/// the class must implement to_proto() and from_proto() methods

/// </summary>

public interface IProtoBuf<TProtoDef, TDef>

{

string name { get; }

/// <summary>

/// Converts a `Variable` to a `VariableDef` protocol buffer.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="export_scope"></param>

/// <returns></returns>

TProtoDef to_proto(string export_scope);

/// <summary>

/// Returns a `Variable` object created from `variable_def`.

/// </summary>

/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>

/// <param name="proto"></param>

/// <param name="import_scope"></param>

/// <returns></returns>

TDef from_proto(TProtoDef proto, string import_scope);

}

}