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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the interface of the Serializer.
+ *
+ * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ */
+interface SerializerInterface
+{
+ /**
+ * Serializes data in the appropriate format.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $data any data
+ * @param string $format format name
+ * @param array $context options normalizers/encoders have access to
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public function serialize($data, $format, array $context = array());
+
+ /**
+ * Deserializes data into the given type.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $data
+ * @param string $type
+ * @param string $format
+ * @param array $context
+ *
+ * @return object
+ */
+ public function deserialize($data, $type, $format, array $context = array());
+}