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+<?php
+/**
+ * Define an interface for all ODD importable objects.
+ *
+ * @package    Elgg.Core
+ * @subpackage DataModel.Importable
+ */
+interface Importable {
+	/**
+	 * Accepts an array of data to import, this data is parsed from the XML produced by export.
+	 * The function should return the constructed object data, or NULL.
+	 *
+	 * @param ODD $data Data in ODD format
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws ImportException if there was a critical error importing data.
+	 */
+	public function import(ODD $data);
+}