<?php

namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer\Encoder;

use Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerInterface;

/*

 * This file is part of the Symfony framework.

 *

 * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>

 *

 * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled

 * with this source code in the file LICENSE.

 */

/**

 * Defines the interface of encoders

 *

 * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>

 */

interface EncoderInterface

{

    /**

     * Encodes data into a string

     *

     * @param mixed $data data to encode

     * @param string $format format to encode to

     * @return string

     */

    function encode($data, $format);

}