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package org.jboss.marshalling;
/**
* A factory for locating custom externalizers.
*/
public interface ClassExternalizerFactory {
/**
* Look up a custom externalizer for a given object class. If no such externalizer exists, returns {@code null}.
*
* @param type the type to be externalized
* @return the externalizer, or {@code null} if there is none
*/
Externalizer getExternalizer(Class type);
}