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package org.bson.codecs.pojo;

An interface allowing a PropertyModel to determine if a value should be serialized. 
Type parameters:
<T> – the type of the property.
Since:
3.5/**
 * An interface allowing a {@link PropertyModel} to determine if a value should be serialized.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the property.
 * @since 3.5
 */
public interface PropertySerialization<T> {

    
Determines if a value should be serialized
Params:
value – the value to check
Returns:
true if the value should be serialized/**
     * Determines if a value should be serialized
     *
     * @param value the value to check
     * @return true if the value should be serialized
     */
    boolean shouldSerialize(T value);
}