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package com.mongodb.util;
/**
* Interface describing methods for serializing an object to a string.
* @deprecated there is no replacement for this interface
*/
@Deprecated
public interface ObjectSerializer {
/**
* Serializes {@code obj} into {@code buf}.
*
* @param obj object to serialize
* @param buf buffer to serialize into
*/
void serialize(Object obj, StringBuilder buf);
/**
* Serializes {@code obj}.
*
* @param obj object to serialize
* @return the serialized object
*/
String serialize(Object obj);
}