JsonBuilder.java

// Copyright 2013 Michel Kraemer
//
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package de.undercouch.citeproc.helper.json;

/**
 * Builds JSON objects
 * @author Michel Kraemer
 */
public interface JsonBuilder {
	/**
	 * Adds a property to the object to build
	 * @param name the property's name
	 * @param o the property's value
	 * @return the {@link JsonBuilder}
	 */
	JsonBuilder add(String name, Object o);

	/**
	 * Builds the JSON object
	 * @return the object
	 */
	Object build();
	
	/**
	 * Converts the given object to a JSON object
	 * @param o the object to convert
	 * @return the JSON object
	 */
	Object toJson(Object o);
}