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package org.apache.maven.toolchain.io;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.maven.toolchain.model.PersistedToolchains;

/**
 * Handles serialization of toolchains into some kind of textual format like XML.
 *
 * @author Mike Mol
 * @author Martin Kanters
 */
public interface ToolchainsWriter {

    /**
     * Writes the supplied toolchains to the specified character writer. The writer will be automatically closed before
     * the method returns.
     *
     * @param output The writer to serialize the toolchains to, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param options The options to use for serialization, may be {@code null} to use the default values.
     * @param toolchains The toolchains to serialize, must not be {@code null}.
     * @throws IOException If the toolchains could not be serialized.
     */
    void write(Writer output, Map<String, Object> options, PersistedToolchains toolchains) throws IOException;
}
