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package org.springframework.core.serializer;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
/**
* A strategy interface for streaming an object to an OutputStream.
*
* @author Gary Russell
* @author Mark Fisher
* @since 3.0.5
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Serializer<T> {
/**
* Write an object of type T to the given OutputStream.
* <p>Note: Implementations should not close the given OutputStream
* (or any decorators of that OutputStream) but rather leave this up
* to the caller.
* @param object the object to serialize
* @param outputStream the output stream
* @throws IOException in case of errors writing to the stream
*/
void serialize(T object, OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException;
}