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//! Load trait.

use crate::err::Error;
use std::path::Path;

/// Types implementing this trait can be loaded from a file.
pub trait Load
where
    Self: std::marker::Sized,
{
    /// Deserialize the type from a given file.
    /// # Errors
    /// if the target file can not be found,
    /// or the read string can not be serialised into an instance of the required type.
    fn load(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, Error>;
}