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package org.apache.juneau.httppart;

import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;

/**
 * Session object that lives for the duration of a single use of {@link HttpPartSerializer}.
 *
 * Notes:

 * 	This class is not thread safe and is typically discarded after one use.
 * 
 *
 * See Also:

 * 	HTTP Part Serializers and Parsers
 * 
 */
public interface HttpPartSerializerSession {

	/**
	 * Converts the specified value to a string that can be used as an HTTP header value, query parameter value,
	 * form-data parameter, or URI path variable.
	 *
	 * 
	 * Returned values should NOT be URL-encoded.
	 *
	 * @param type The category of value being serialized.
	 * @param schema
	 * 	Schema information about the part.
	 * 	
May be null.
	 * 	
Not all part serializers use the schema information.
	 * @param value The value being serialized.
	 * @return The serialized value.
	 * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred while trying to parse the input.
	 * @throws SchemaValidationException If the output fails schema validation.
	 */
	String serialize(HttpPartType type, HttpPartSchema schema, Object value) throws SerializeException, SchemaValidationException;
}