- virtual void unserialize(SerializeFormat format, Extensible* container, const std::string& value) = 0;
- /** Free the item */
- virtual void free(Extensible* container, void* item) = 0;
+ virtual void FromNetwork(Extensible* container, const std::string& value);
+
+ /** Gets an ExtensionItem's value in a human-readable format.
+ * @param container The container the ExtensionItem is set on.
+ * @param item The value to convert to a human-readable format.
+ * @return The value specified in \p item in a human readable format.
+ */
+ virtual std::string ToHuman(const Extensible* container, void* item) const;
+ /** Gets an ExtensionItem's value in the internal format.
+ * @param container The container the ExtensionItem is set on.
+ * @param item The value to convert to the internal format.
+ * @return The value specified in \p item in the internal format.
+ */
+ virtual std::string ToInternal(const Extensible* container, void* item) const ;
+
+ /** Gets an ExtensionItem's value in the network format.
+ * @param container The container the ExtensionItem is set on.
+ * @param item The value to convert to the network format.
+ * @return The value specified in \p item in the network format.
+ */
+ virtual std::string ToNetwork(const Extensible* container, void* item) const;