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package org.apache.directmemory.lightning.internal.generator;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.directmemory.lightning.Marshaller;
import org.apache.directmemory.lightning.SerializationStrategy;
import org.apache.directmemory.lightning.instantiator.ObjectInstantiatorFactory;
import org.apache.directmemory.lightning.internal.ClassDescriptorAwareSerializer;
import org.apache.directmemory.lightning.metadata.PropertyDescriptor;

public interface MarshallerGenerator
{

    Marshaller generateMarshaller( Class<?> type, List<PropertyDescriptor> propertyDescriptors,
                                   Map<Class<?>, Marshaller> marshallers, ClassDescriptorAwareSerializer serializer,
                                   SerializationStrategy serializationStrategy,
                                   ObjectInstantiatorFactory objectInstantiatorFactory, File debugCacheDirectory );

}