<?php

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 * @category   Zend

 * @package    Zend_Serializer

 * @subpackage Adapter

 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

 * @version    $Id: AdapterInterface.php 20574 2010-01-24 17:39:14Z mabe $

 */

/**

 * @category   Zend

 * @package    Zend_Serializer

 * @subpackage Adapter

 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

 */

interface Zend_Serializer_Adapter_AdapterInterface 

{

    /**

     * Constructor

     *

     * @param  array|Zend_Config $opts Serializer options

     * @return void

     */

    public function __construct($opts = array());

    /**

     * Set serializer options

     *

     * @param  array|Zend_Config $opts Serializer options

     * @return Zend_Serializer_Adapter_AdapterInterface

     */

    public function setOptions($opts);

    /**

     * Set a serializer option

     *

     * @param  string $name Option name

     * @param  mixed $value Option value

     * @return Zend_Serializer_Adapter_AdapterInterface

     */

    public function setOption($name, $value);

    /**

     * Get serializer options

     *

     * @return array

     */

    public function getOptions();

    /**

     * Get a serializer option

     *

     * @param  string $name

     * @return mixed

     * @throws Zend_Serializer_Exception

     */

    public function getOption($name);

    /**

     * Generates a storable representation of a value.

     *

     * @param  mixed $value Data to serialize

     * @param  array $options Serialize options

     * @return string

     * @throws Zend_Serializer_Exception

     */

    public function serialize($value, array $options = array());

    /**

     * Creates a PHP value from a stored representation.

     *

     * @param  string $serialized Serialized string

     * @param  array $options Unserialize options

     * @return mixed

     * @throws Zend_Serializer_Exception

     */

    public function unserialize($serialized, array $options = array());

}