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+## This file is a template.  The comment below is emitted
+## into the rendered file; feel free to edit this file.
+// This file was auto generated.  Do not edit.
+
+#include <cereal/types/string.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/vector.hpp>
+% for iface in interfaces:
+#include <${iface.header()}>
+% endfor
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+
+% for iface in interfaces:
+<% properties = interface_composite.names(str(iface)) %>\
+template<class Archive>
+void save(Archive& a,
+          const ${iface.namespace()}& object)
+{
+<%
+    props = ["object." + p[:1].lower() + p[1:] + "()" for p in properties]
+    props = ', '.join(props)
+%>\
+    a(${props});
+}
+
+
+template<class Archive>
+void load(Archive& a,
+          ${iface.namespace()}& object)
+{
+% for p in properties:
+<% t = "object." + p[:1].lower() + p[1:] + "()" %>\
+    decltype(${t}) ${p}{};
+% endfor
+<%
+    props = ', '.join(properties)
+%>\
+    a(${props});
+% for p in properties:
+<% t = "object." + p[:1].lower() + p[1:] + "(" + p + ")" %>\
+    ${t};
+% endfor
+}
+
+% endfor
+} // namespace cereal