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1 /*
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25
26 package org.snipsnap.snip.storage;
27
28 import org.dom4j.Element;
29
30 import java.util.Map JavaDoc;
31
32 public interface Serializer {
33   /**
34    * Special serialize method that does not have dependencies on regular Snip
35    * or other implementations used throughout snipsnap. This is necessary to
36    * be able to dump a database with a small utility.
37    *
38    * @param snipMap a map containing the snips data
39    * @return an element that can be serializes as XML
40    */
41   Element serialize(Map JavaDoc snipMap);
42 }
43
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