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using System;

namespace MongoDB.Bson.Serialization
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An interface implemented by serialization providers.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IBsonSerializationProvider
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a serializer for a type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
        /// <returns>A serializer.</returns>
        IBsonSerializer GetSerializer(Type type);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// An interface implemented by serialization providers that are aware of registries.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// This interface was added to preserve backward compatability (changing IBsonSerializationProvider would have been a backward breaking change).
    /// </remarks>
    public interface IRegistryAwareBsonSerializationProvider : IBsonSerializationProvider
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a serializer for a type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
        /// <param name="serializerRegistry">The serializer registry.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// A serializer.
        /// </returns>
        IBsonSerializer GetSerializer(Type type, IBsonSerializerRegistry serializerRegistry);
    }
}