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package javax.json.bind.serializer;
import javax.json.stream.JsonGenerator;
/**
* Provides JSONB internals for custom serializers.
*
* @see JsonbSerializer
* @since JSON Binding 1.0
*/
public interface SerializationContext {
/**
* Serializes arbitrary object to JSON, using current {@link javax.json.stream.JsonGenerator} instance.
* Serialization is ran as serialization of a root type from user {@link JsonbSerializer}. {@link JsonGenerator}
* instance is shared with JSONB and user serializer.
*
* @param key
* JSON key name.
* @param object
* Object to serialize.
* @param generator
* JSONP generator to serialize with.
* @param
* Type of serialized object.
*/
void serialize(String key, T object, JsonGenerator generator);
/**
* Serializes arbitrary object to JSON, using current {@link javax.json.stream.JsonGenerator} instance.
* Serialization is ran as serialization of a root type from user {@link JsonbSerializer}. {@link JsonGenerator}
* instance is shared with JSONB and user serializer.
*
* Method without key parameter is intended to serialize inside JSON_ARRAYs.
*
* @param object
* Object to serialize.
* @param generator
* JSONP generator to serialize with.
* @param
* Type of serialized object.
*/
void serialize(T object, JsonGenerator generator);
}