<?php
// This file is part of Level Up XP.
//
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// https://levelup.plus

/**
 * Serializer interface.
 *
 * @package    block_xp
 * @copyright  2021 Frédéric Massart
 * @author     Frédéric Massart <fred@branchup.tech>
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */

namespace block_xp\local\serializer;

/**
 * Serializer interface.
 *
 * @package    block_xp
 * @copyright  2021 Frédéric Massart
 * @author     Frédéric Massart <fred@branchup.tech>
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */
interface serializer {

    /**
     * Serialize.
     *
     * @param mixed $thing The thing to normalize.
     * @return array|scalar
     */
    public function serialize($thing);

}
