core/api/src/main/java/org/apache/polygene/api/serialization/Serialization.java

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package org.apache.polygene.api.serialization;

/**
 * Serialization extends {@link Serializer} and {@link Deserializer}.
 */
public interface Serialization extends Serializer, Deserializer
{
    /**
     * Serialization format {@literal @Service} tags.
     *
     * Serialization implementations should be tagged with theses at assembly time so that consumers can
     * specify which format they need.
     */
    interface Format
    {
        /**
         * Tag a Serialization service that support the JSON format.
         */
        String JSON = "json";
        /**
         * Tag a Serialization service that support the XML format.
         */
        String XML = "xml";
        /**
         * Tag a Serialization service that support the YAML format.
         */
        String YAML = "yaml";
    }
}