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  namespace MongoDB.Bson.Serialization
  {
      /// <summary>
      /// Represents a serializer that has a Representation property.
      /// </summary>
      public interface IRepresentationConfigurable
      {
          /// <summary>
          /// Gets the representation.
          /// </summary>
          /// <value>
          /// The representation.
          /// </value>
          BsonType Representation { get; }
  
          /// <summary>
          /// Returns a serializer that has been reconfigured with the specified representation.
          /// </summary>
          /// <param name="representation">The representation.</param>
          /// <returns>The reconfigured serializer.</returns>
          IBsonSerializer WithRepresentation(BsonType representation);
      }
  
      /// <summary>
      /// Represents a serializer that has a Representation property.
      /// </summary>
      /// <typeparam name="TSerializer">The type of the serializer.</typeparam>
      public interface IRepresentationConfigurable<TSerializer> : IRepresentationConfigurable where TSerializer : IBsonSerializer
      {
          /// <summary>
          /// Returns a serializer that has been reconfigured with the specified representation.
          /// </summary>
          /// <param name="representation">The representation.</param>
          /// <returns>The reconfigured serializer.</returns>
          new TSerializer WithRepresentation(BsonType representation);
      }
  }
  