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 * Copyright (c) 2018, SnakeYAML
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.snakeyaml.engine.v2.api;


import org.snakeyaml.engine.v2.nodes.Node;

/**
 * Create a Node Graph out of the provided Native Data Structure (Java instance). (this is opposite
 * to ConstructNode)
 *
 * @see <a href="http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2762107">Processing Overview</a>
 */
public interface RepresentToNode {

  /**
   * Create a Node
   *
   * @param data the instance to represent
   * @return Node to dump
   */
  Node representData(Object data);
}
