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 package net.sf.json.processors;

 import net.sf.json.JSONException;

 import net.sf.json.JsonConfig;

 /**

  * Base interface for custom serialization per property.

  *

  * @author Andres Almiray <aalmiray@users.sourceforge.net>

  */

 public interface JsonValueProcessor {

    /**

     * Processes the value an returns a suitable JSON value.

     *

     * @param value the input value

     * @return a valid JSON value that represents the input value

     * @throws JSONException if an error occurs during transformation

     */

    Object processArrayValue( Object value, JsonConfig jsonConfig );

    /**

     * Processes the value an returns a suitable JSON value.

     *

     * @param key the name of the property

     * @param value the value of the property

     * @return a valid JSON value that represents the input property

     * @throws JSONException if an error occurs during transformation

     */

    Object processObjectValue( String key, Object value, JsonConfig jsonConfig );

 }