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package com.alibaba.dubbo.common.json;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * JSON converter.
 * 
 * @author qianlei
 */

public interface JSONConverter
{
	/**
	 * write object.
	 * 
	 * @param obj obj.
	 * @param builder builder.
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	void writeValue(Object obj, JSONWriter builder, boolean writeClass) throws IOException;

	/**
	 * convert json value to target class.
	 * 
	 * @param type target type.
	 * @param jv json value.
	 * @return target object.
	 * @throws IOException.
	 */
	Object readValue(Class<?> type, Object jv) throws IOException;
}