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SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.Contracts/DataFormats/IDataSerializer.cs

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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 ETH Zürich, IT Services
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+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);
+	}
+}