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using System;
using MongoDB.Bson.IO;

namespace MongoDB.Bson.Serialization
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An interface implemented by a polymorphic serializer.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IBsonPolymorphicSerializer
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether this serializer's discriminator is compatible with the object serializer.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// <c>true</c> if this serializer's discriminator is compatible with the object serializer; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
        /// </value>
        bool IsDiscriminatorCompatibleWithObjectSerializer { get; }
    }
}