includes/api/ApiSerializable.php
<?php
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/**
* This interface allows for overriding the default conversion applied by
* ApiResult::validateValue().
*
* @note This is currently an informal interface; it need not be explicitly
* implemented, as long as the method is provided. This allows for extension
* code to maintain compatibility with older MediaWiki while still taking
* advantage of this where it exists.
*
* @stable to implement
*
* @ingroup API
* @since 1.25
*/
interface ApiSerializable {
/**
* Return the value to be added to ApiResult in place of this object.
*
* The returned value must not be an object, and must pass
* all checks done by ApiResult::validateValue().
*
* @return mixed
*/
public function serializeForApiResult();
}