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package com.phloc.commons.serialize.convert;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* This is the callback interface implemented by
* {@link SerializationConverterRegistry} for registration via the SPI
* interface.
*
* @author Philip Helger
*/
public interface ISerializationConverterRegistry
{
/**
* Register a new serialization converter.
*
* @param aClass
* The class for which the converter is meant. May not be
* null.
* @param aConverter
* The converter to be registered. May not be null.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* If the passed class already implements the java.io.Serializable
* interface.
*/
void registerSerializationConverter (@Nonnull Class aClass, @Nonnull ISerializationConverter aConverter);
}