SerializationDelegatingTypeAdapter.java

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package com.google.gson.internal.bind;

import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter;

/** Type adapter which might delegate serialization to another adapter. */
public abstract class SerializationDelegatingTypeAdapter<T> extends TypeAdapter<T> {
  /**
   * Returns the adapter used for serialization, might be {@code this} or another adapter. That
   * other adapter might itself also be a {@code SerializationDelegatingTypeAdapter}.
   */
  public abstract TypeAdapter<T> getSerializationDelegate();
}