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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);
}




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