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 *
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package com.google.template.soy.data;


/**
 * <p> Important: Until this API is more stable and this note is removed, users must not directly
 * use this class.
 *
 * A custom converter that knows how to convert some specific Java objects to SoyValues (or
 * SoyValueProviders).
 *
 */
public interface SoyCustomValueConverter {


  /**
   * Converts the given object into a corresponding SoyValue or SoyValueProvider. If this converter
   * is not intended to handle the given object, then returns null.
   *
   * @param valueConverter The converter to use for internal arbitrary object conversions (if
   *     needed). This should be a general converter that knows how to handle all object types.
   * @param obj The object to convert.
   * @return A provider for the converted value (often the converted value itself).
   */
  SoyValueProvider convert(SoyValueConverter valueConverter, Object obj);

}