/**
* Copyright (c) 2002-2010 "Neo Technology,"
* Network Engine for Objects in Lund AB [http://neotechnology.com]
*
* This file is part of Neo4j.
*
* Neo4j is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
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*
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*
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*/
package org.neo4j.shell.util.json;
/**
* The <code>JSONString</code> interface allows a <code>toJSONString()</code>
* method so that a class can change the behavior of
* <code>JSONObject.toString()</code>, <code>JSONArray.toString()</code>,
* and <code>JSONWriter.value(</code>Object<code>)</code>. The
* <code>toJSONString</code> method will be used instead of the default behavior
* of using the Object's <code>toString()</code> method and quoting the result.
*/
public interface JSONString {
/**
* The <code>toJSONString</code> method allows a class to produce its own JSON
* serialization.
*
* @return A strictly syntactically correct JSON text.
*/
public String toJSONString();
}