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package org.apache.synapse.config.xml;
import org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement;
import org.apache.synapse.Mediator;
/**
* Interface which should be implemented by mediator serializers. Does the
* reverse of the MediatorFactory
*/
public interface MediatorSerializer {
/**
* Return the XML representation of this mediator
* @param m mediator to be serialized
* @param parent the OMElement to which the serialization should be attached
* @return the serialized mediator XML
*/
public OMElement serializeMediator(OMElement parent, Mediator m);
/**
* Return the class name of the mediator which can be serialized
* @return the class name
*/
public String getMediatorClassName();
}