| /* |
| * Copyright 2020 Google LLC |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| package com.google.auto.value.extension.serializable.serializer.interfaces; |
| |
| import com.squareup.javapoet.CodeBlock; |
| import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror; |
| |
| /** |
| * A factory that returns a {@link Serializer} for any given {@link TypeMirror}. |
| * |
| * <p>Defaults to an identity serializer if no SerializerExtensions are suitable. |
| */ |
| public interface SerializerFactory { |
| |
| /** Returns a {@link Serializer} for the given {@link TypeMirror}. */ |
| Serializer getSerializer(TypeMirror type); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns an identifier beginning with the given prefix and that is distinct from any identifier |
| * returned by another call to this method. The returned identifier will contain a {@code $}, |
| * which should also mean it is distinct from identifiers in user code that are in scope. |
| * |
| * <p>The default implementation of this method throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException} for |
| * compatibility reasons. |
| */ |
| default CodeBlock newIdentifier(String prefix) { |
| throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); |
| } |
| } |