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 * Copyright (c) 2023 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
 * 
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 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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 */

using System.Collections.Generic;
using SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.Contracts.Cryptography;

namespace SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.Contracts.DataFormats
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Provides functionality to serialize configuration data to a particular format.
	/// </summary>
	public interface IDataSerializer
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Indicates whether data can be serialized to the given format.
		/// </summary>
		bool CanSerialize(FormatType format);

		/// <summary>
		/// Tries to serialize the given data.
		/// </summary>
		SerializeResult TrySerialize(IDictionary<string, object> data, EncryptionParameters encryption = null);
	}
}