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19 package org.apache.maven.toolchain.io;
20
21 import java.io.IOException;
22 import java.io.Writer;
23 import java.util.Map;
24
25 import org.apache.maven.toolchain.model.PersistedToolchains;
26
27 /**
28 * Handles serialization of toolchains into some kind of textual format like XML.
29 *
30 */
31 public interface ToolchainsWriter {
32
33 /**
34 * Writes the supplied toolchains to the specified character writer. The writer will be automatically closed before
35 * the method returns.
36 *
37 * @param output The writer to serialize the toolchains to, must not be {@code null}.
38 * @param options The options to use for serialization, may be {@code null} to use the default values.
39 * @param toolchains The toolchains to serialize, must not be {@code null}.
40 * @throws IOException If the toolchains could not be serialized.
41 */
42 void write(Writer output, Map<String, Object> options, PersistedToolchains toolchains) throws IOException;
43 }