lightning-core/src/main/java/org/apache/directmemory/lightning/MarshallerContext.java

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package org.apache.directmemory.lightning;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;

/**
 * The MarshallerContext is used to collect all {@link Marshaller}s by type.
 */
public interface MarshallerContext
{

    /**
     * Returns a {@link Marshaller} by given type.
     * 
     * @param type The type to search the {@link Marshaller} for
     * @return The {@link Marshaller} implementation
     */
    Marshaller getMarshaller( Type type );

    /**
     * Binds a new {@link Marshaller} implementation to the given type
     * 
     * @param type The type to bind the {@link Marshaller} to
     * @param marshaller The {@link Marshaller} implementation to bind to the given type
     */
    void bindMarshaller( Type type, Marshaller marshaller );

}