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using System;

namespace MongoDB.Bson.Serialization
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A marker interface that represents serialization options.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IBsonSerializationOptions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Apply an attribute to these serialization options and modify the options accordingly.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serializer">The serializer that these serialization options are for.</param>
        /// <param name="attribute">The serialization options attribute.</param>
        void ApplyAttribute(IBsonSerializer serializer, Attribute attribute);
        /// <summary>
        /// Clones the serialization options.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A cloned copy of the serialization options.</returns>
        IBsonSerializationOptions Clone();
        /// <summary>
        /// Freezes the serialization options.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The frozen serialization options.</returns>
        IBsonSerializationOptions Freeze();
    }
}