001/*
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003 *
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005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.batch.item.json;
018
019/**
020 * Strategy interface to marshal an object into a json representation.
021 * Implementations are required to return a valid json object.
022 *
023 * @param <T> type of objects to marshal
024 * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
025 * @since 4.1
026 */
027public interface JsonObjectMarshaller<T> {
028
029        /**
030         * Marshal an object into a json representation.
031         * @param object to marshal
032         * @return json representation fo the object
033         */
034        String marshal(T object);
035
036}