Serializer
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.. java:package:: io.aalam.common
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.. java:type:: public interface Serializer

   The data serializer used in general to serialize the response content.

Methods
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serialize
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.. java:method:: public void serialize(HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response)
   :outertype: Serializer

   This method should set the response data in the response and the neccessary modifications in the response headers. For example, if this method is used to send a json response, it should set the response content, and then modify the content type header to application/json

   :param request: The request object of the the current request it is processing
   :param response: The response object that will be used to send the response to the request

   **See also:** :java:ref:`HttpRequest`, :java:ref:`HttpResponse`