interface ITypeConverter
{
     /// <summary>
    /// Potentially converts an unserializable object to a more serializable form.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="input">An input object.</param>
    /// <param name="output">An output object. Will be assigned to a simpler representation of <paramref name="input"/>, if this converter knows how.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the conversion happened, otherwise <c>false</c>. Good for building a chain of responsibility.</returns>
    bool ConvertForSerialization(object? input, out object? output);

    /// <summary>
    /// Potentially converts the serializable form of an object back to its unserializable form.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="deserializedType">The desired deserialized type.</param>
    /// <param name="input">An input object.</param>
    /// <param name="output">An output object. Will be reconstituted from it's simpler representation as <paramref name="input"/>, if this converter knows how.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the conversion happened, otherwise <c>false</c>. Good for building a chain of responsibility.</returns>
    bool ConvertForDeserialization(Type deserializedType, object? input, out object? output);
}