<?php

/**
 * Part of the Joomla Framework Data Package
 *
 * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2005 - 2021 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
 */

namespace Joomla\Data;

/**
 * An interface to define if an object is dumpable.
 *
 * @since  1.0
 */
interface DumpableInterface
{
    /**
     * Dumps the data properties into an object, recursively if appropriate.
     *
     * @param   integer             $depth   The maximum depth of recursion.
     *                                       For example, a depth of 0 will return a stdClass with all the properties in native
     *                                       form. A depth of 1 will recurse into the first level of properties only.
     * @param   ?\SplObjectStorage  $dumped  An array of already serialized objects that is used to avoid infinite loops.
     *
     * @return  \stdClass|array
     *
     * @since   1.0
     */
    public function dump($depth = 3, \SplObjectStorage $dumped = null);
}
