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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "set"
+
+module ActiveJob
+  # The <tt>ActiveJob::Serializers</tt> module is used to store a list of known serializers
+  # and to add new ones. It also has helpers to serialize/deserialize objects.
+  module Serializers # :nodoc:
+    extend ActiveSupport::Autoload
+
+    autoload :ObjectSerializer
+    autoload :SymbolSerializer
+    autoload :DurationSerializer
+    autoload :DateTimeSerializer
+    autoload :DateSerializer
+    autoload :TimeWithZoneSerializer
+    autoload :TimeSerializer
+
+    mattr_accessor :_additional_serializers
+    self._additional_serializers = Set.new
+
+    class << self
+      # Returns serialized representative of the passed object.
+      # Will look up through all known serializers.
+      # Raises <tt>ActiveJob::SerializationError</tt> if it can't find a proper serializer.
+      def serialize(argument)
+        serializer = serializers.detect { |s| s.serialize?(argument) }
+        raise SerializationError.new("Unsupported argument type: #{argument.class.name}") unless serializer
+        serializer.serialize(argument)
+      end
+
+      # Returns deserialized object.
+      # Will look up through all known serializers.
+      # If no serializer found will raise <tt>ArgumentError</tt>.
+      def deserialize(argument)
+        serializer_name = argument[Arguments::OBJECT_SERIALIZER_KEY]
+        raise ArgumentError, "Serializer name is not present in the argument: #{argument.inspect}" unless serializer_name
+
+        serializer = serializer_name.safe_constantize
+        raise ArgumentError, "Serializer #{serializer_name} is not known" unless serializer
+
+        serializer.deserialize(argument)
+      end
+
+      # Returns list of known serializers.
+      def serializers
+        self._additional_serializers
+      end
+
+      # Adds new serializers to a list of known serializers.
+      def add_serializers(*new_serializers)
+        self._additional_serializers += new_serializers.flatten
+      end
+    end
+
+    add_serializers SymbolSerializer,
+      DurationSerializer,
+      DateTimeSerializer,
+      DateSerializer,
+      TimeWithZoneSerializer,
+      TimeSerializer
+  end
+end