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 package org.apache.any23.validator;

 import java.io.OutputStream;

 /**

  * Defines a serializer for validation reports.

  *

  * @author Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)

  */

 public interface ValidationReportSerializer {

     /**

      * Serializes the validation report on the given output stream.

      *

      * @param vr the validation report to be serialized.

      * @param os the output stream used to produce the serialization.

      */

     void serialize(ValidationReport vr, OutputStream os) throws SerializationException;

 }