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package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer;

/**
 * Abstract class that defines API used by {@link SerializerProvider}
 * to obtain actual
 * {@link JsonSerializer} instances from multiple distinct factories.
 */
public abstract class SerializerFactory
{
    /*
    /**********************************************************
    /* Additional configuration methods
    /**********************************************************
     */

    /**
     * Convenience method for creating a new factory instance with additional serializer
     * provider; equivalent to calling
     *     *   withConfig(getConfig().withAdditionalSerializers(additional));
     *
     */
    public abstract SerializerFactory withAdditionalSerializers(Serializers additional);

    public abstract SerializerFactory withAdditionalKeySerializers(Serializers additional);
    
    /**
     * Convenience method for creating a new factory instance with additional bean
     * serializer modifier; equivalent to calling
     *     *   withConfig(getConfig().withSerializerModifier(modifier));
     *
     */
    public abstract SerializerFactory withSerializerModifier(BeanSerializerModifier modifier);
    
    /*
    /**********************************************************
    /* Basic SerializerFactory API:
    /**********************************************************
     */

    /**
      * Method called to create (or, for immutable serializers, reuse) a serializer for given type. 
      * 
      * @param prov Provider that needs to be used to resolve annotation-provided
      *    serializers (but NOT for others)
      *    
      * @since 2.1 (earlier versions had method with different signature)
      */
    public abstract JsonSerializer