67 lines
2.9 KiB
C#
67 lines
2.9 KiB
C#
#region License
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// Copyright (c) 2007 James Newton-King
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//
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// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
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// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
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// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
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// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
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// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
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// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
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// conditions:
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//
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// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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//
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// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
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// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
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// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
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// WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
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// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
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// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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#endregion
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namespace LC.Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Used to resolve references when serializing and deserializing JSON by the <see cref="JsonSerializer"/>.
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/// </summary>
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public interface IReferenceResolver
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{
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/// <summary>
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/// Resolves a reference to its object.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="context">The serialization context.</param>
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/// <param name="reference">The reference to resolve.</param>
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/// <returns>The object that was resolved from the reference.</returns>
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object ResolveReference(object context, string reference);
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/// <summary>
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/// Gets the reference for the specified object.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="context">The serialization context.</param>
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/// <param name="value">The object to get a reference for.</param>
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/// <returns>The reference to the object.</returns>
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string GetReference(object context, object value);
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/// <summary>
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/// Determines whether the specified object is referenced.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="context">The serialization context.</param>
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/// <param name="value">The object to test for a reference.</param>
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/// <returns>
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/// <c>true</c> if the specified object is referenced; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
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/// </returns>
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bool IsReferenced(object context, object value);
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/// <summary>
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/// Adds a reference to the specified object.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="context">The serialization context.</param>
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/// <param name="reference">The reference.</param>
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/// <param name="value">The object to reference.</param>
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void AddReference(object context, string reference, object value);
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}
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} |