// Copyright Keysight Technologies 2012-2019
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// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
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// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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// file, you can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
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using System;
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using System.Xml.Linq;
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namespace OpenTap
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Species a OpenTAP Serializer plugin.
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/// </summary>
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[Display("Serializer")]
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public interface ITapSerializerPlugin : ITapPlugin
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Called as part for the deserialization chain. Returns false if it cannot serialize the XML element.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="node"></param>
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/// <param name="t"></param>
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/// <param name="setter"></param>
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/// <returns></returns>
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bool Deserialize(XElement node, ITypeData t, Action<object> setter);
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/// <summary>
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/// Called as part for the serialization chain. Returns false if it cannot serialize the XML element.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="node">The output XML element.</param>
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/// <param name="obj">The object being deserialized.</param>
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/// <param name="expectedType">The expected type from deserialization.</param>
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/// <returns>return true if the object could be serialized.</returns>
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bool Serialize(XElement node, object obj, ITypeData expectedType);
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/// <summary>
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/// Priority of the serializer. Defines the order in which the serializers are used.
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/// Higher order serializers are used first. Default is 0.
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/// </summary>
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double Order { get; }
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}
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}
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