SerializerInterface.php

<?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());

}