package com.jsoniter.spi;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
public interface Extension {
/**
* Choose the implementation class for interface types
*
* @param type the type to decode to, could be class or parameterized type
* @return the implementation type to use
*/
Type chooseImplementation(Type type);
/**
* Can this extension create object instance for given interface type
*
* @param clazz the interface
* @return true if can create, false if can not
*/
boolean canCreate(Class clazz);
/**
* Create object instance for given interface type
*
* @param clazz the interface
* @return the object instance, throw exception if can not create
*/
Object create(Class clazz);
/**
* Customize type decoding
*
* @param cacheKey name of the decoder
* @param type change how to decode the type
* @return null, if no special customization needed
*/
Decoder createDecoder(String cacheKey, Type type);
/**
* Customize type encoding
*
* @param cacheKey name of the encoder
* @param type change how to encode the type
* @return null, if not special customization needed
*/
Encoder createEncoder(String cacheKey, Type type);
/**
* Update how binding is done for the class
*
* @param desc binding information
*/
void updateClassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor desc);
}