ICecilSerializerFactory.cs

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using Mono.Cecil;

namespace Stride.Core.AssemblyProcessor;

/// <summary>
/// Gives the required generic serializer for a given type.
/// This is useful for generation of serialization assembly, when AOT is performed (all generic serializers must be available).
/// </summary>
public interface ICecilSerializerFactory
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the serializer type from a given object type.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="objectType">Type of the object to serialize.</param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    TypeReference? GetSerializer(TypeReference objectType);
}