name : SerializerInterface.php <?php /* * This file is part of the Symfony package. * * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com> * * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE * file that was distributed with this source code. */ namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer; /** * Defines the interface of the Serializer * * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be> */ interface SerializerInterface { /** * Serializes data in the appropriate format * * @param mixed $data any data * @param string $format format name * @param array $context options normalizers/encoders have access to * * @return string */ public function serialize($data, $format, array $context = array()); /** * Deserializes data into the given type. * * @param mixed $data * @param string $type * @param string $format * @param array $context * * @return object */ public function deserialize($data, $type, $format, array $context = array()); }