import { DataObjectDeserializer, DataObjectSerializer, DoValueMetaData } from '../../index';
/**
 * (De)Serializer for data object attributes (DoNode).
 */
export interface DoNodeSerializer<TType> {
    /**
     * Specifies if this instance can serialize the given value.
     * @param value The value that should be serialized.
     * @param metaData The optional metadata of the attribute the value comes from (as specified in the TypeScript source code).
     * @returns true if this instance can serialize the given value.
     */
    canSerialize(value: any, metaData: DoValueMetaData): boolean;
    /**
     * Converts the given value to its serialized representation.
     * This method is only called for value-metadata-combinations that have passed the {@link canSerialize} check.
     *
     * @param value The value to convert.
     * @param metaData The metaData of the attribute the value comes from (as specified in the TypeScript source code).
     * @param serializer The serializer instance that might be used to perform nested serialization if required. Is never null.
     * @returns The serialized representation of the give value.
     */
    serialize(value: TType, metaData: DoValueMetaData, serializer: DataObjectSerializer): any;
    /**
     * Specifies if this instance can deserialize the given value.
     * @param value The value that should be deserialized.
     * @param metaData The optional metadata of the attribute the value will be written to. Specifies the target data type as declared in the TypeScript source code.
     * @returns true if this instance can convert the given value into the data type specified by the metaData.
     */
    canDeserialize(value: any, metaData: DoValueMetaData): boolean;
    /**
     * Converts the given value to the datatype specified by the metaData.
     * This method is only called for value-metadata-combinations that have passed the {@link canDeserialize} check.
     *
     * @param value The value to convert.
     * @param metaData The metaData of the attribute the value will be written to. Specifies the target data type as declared in the TypeScript source code.
     * @param serializer The serializer instance that might be used to perform nested deserialization if required. Is never null.
     * @returns The deserialized representation of the give value.
     */
    deserialize(value: any, metaData: DoValueMetaData, deserializer: DataObjectDeserializer): TType;
}
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