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package org.codehaus.jackson.map;

import org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType;
import org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.*;

/**
 * Interface that defines API for simple extensions that can provide additional serializers
 * for various types. Access is by a single callback method; instance is to either return
 * a configured {@link JsonSerializer} for specified type, or null to indicate that it
 * does not support handling of the type. In latter case, further calls can be made
 * for other providers; in former case returned serializer is used for handling of
 * instances of specified type.
 * 
 * @since 1.7
 */
public interface Serializers
{
    /**
     * Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for
     * specified type, which is not of a container type (for which other methods are
     * called).
     *

* Note: in version 1.7, this method was called to find serializers for all * type, including container types. * * @param type Fully resolved type of instances to serialize * @param config Serialization configuration in use * @param beanDesc Additional information about type; will always be of type * {@link org.codehaus.jackson.map.introspect.BasicBeanDescription} (that is, * safe to cast to this more specific type) * @param property Property that contains values to serialize * * @return Configured serializer to use for the type; or null if implementation * does not recognize or support type */ public JsonSerializer findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property); /** * Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for * specified array type. * Implementation should return a serializer instance if it supports * specified type; or null if it does not. * * @since 1.8 */ public JsonSerializer findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer); public JsonSerializer findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer); public JsonSerializer findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer); public JsonSerializer findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer); public JsonSerializer findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer); /** * Basic {@link Serializers} implementation that implements all methods but provides * no serializers. Its main purpose is to serve as a base class so that * sub-classes only need to override methods they need. * * @since 1.9 */ public static class Base implements Serializers { @Override public JsonSerializer findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property) { return null; } @Override public JsonSerializer findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer) { return null; } @Override public JsonSerializer findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer) { return null; } @Override public JsonSerializer findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer) { return null; } @Override public JsonSerializer findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer) { return null; } @Override public JsonSerializer findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer elementValueSerializer) { return null; } } /** * @deprecated As of 1.9, use {@link Base} instead */ @Deprecated public static class None extends Base { } }