1 /**
2 * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
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6 * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
7 * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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9 *
10 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
11 *
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14 * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
15 * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
16 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
17 * under the License.
18 */
19 package org.jclouds.json;
20
21 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
22
23 /**
24 * @author Adrian Cole
25 */
26 public interface Json {
27 /**
28 * Serialize the object into json. If the object is a generic type, use
29 * {@link #toJson(Object, Type)}
30 */
31 String toJson(Object src);
32
33 /**
34 * Serialize the generic object into json. If the object is not a generic, use
35 * {@link #toJson(Object, Type)}
36 */
37 String toJson(Object src, Type type);
38
39 /**
40 * Deserialize the generic object from json. If the object is not a generic type, use
41 * {@link #fromJson(Object, Class)}
42 */
43 <T> T fromJson(String json, Type type);
44
45 /**
46 * Deserialize the object from json. If the object is a generic type, use
47 * {@link #fromJson(Object, Type)}
48 */
49 <T> T fromJson(String json, Class<T> classOfT);
50
51 }