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+package gregtech.api.util;
+
+import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataInput;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayerMP;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTBase;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagInt;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+/**
+ * We could well have used {@link java.io.Serializable}, but that's too slow and should generally be avoided
+ */
+public interface ISerializableObject {
+
+    @Nonnull
+    ISerializableObject copy();
+
+    @Nonnull
+    NBTBase saveDataToNBT();
+
+    /**
+     * Write data to given ByteBuf
+     * The data saved this way is intended to be stored for short amount of time over network.
+     * DO NOT store it to disks.
+     */
+    // the NBT is an unfortunate piece of tech. everything uses it but its API is not as efficient as could be
+    void writeToByteBuf(ByteBuf aBuf);
+
+    void loadDataFromNBT(NBTBase aNBT);
+
+    /**
+     * Read data from given parameter and return this.
+     * The data read this way is intended to be stored for short amount of time over network.
+     */
+    // the NBT is an unfortunate piece of tech. everything uses it but its API is not as efficient as could be
+    @Nonnull
+    ISerializableObject readFromPacket(ByteArrayDataInput aBuf, EntityPlayerMP aPlayer);
+
+    final class LegacyCoverData implements ISerializableObject {
+        private int mData;
+
+        public LegacyCoverData() {
+        }
+
+        public LegacyCoverData(int mData) {
+            this.mData = mData;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @Nonnull
+        public ISerializableObject copy() {
+            return new LegacyCoverData(mData);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @Nonnull
+        public NBTBase saveDataToNBT() {
+            return new NBTTagInt(mData);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void writeToByteBuf(ByteBuf aBuf) {
+            aBuf.writeInt(mData);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void loadDataFromNBT(NBTBase aNBT) {
+            mData = aNBT instanceof NBTBase.NBTPrimitive ? ((NBTBase.NBTPrimitive) aNBT).func_150287_d() : 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @Nonnull
+        public ISerializableObject readFromPacket(ByteArrayDataInput aBuf, EntityPlayerMP aPlayer) {
+            mData = aBuf.readInt();
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public int get() {
+            return mData;
+        }
+
+        public void set(int mData) {
+            this.mData = mData;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) return true;
+            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+            LegacyCoverData that = (LegacyCoverData) o;
+
+            return mData == that.mData;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return mData;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return String.valueOf(mData);
+        }
+    }
+}