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# Marshallers

## Marshallers

Using marshallers will allow you to serialize the cache values differently.

### SerializableMarshaller

This marshaller will use php's native `serialize` and `unserialize` functions on the values.

```php
<?php

use SonsOfPHP\Componenet\Cache\Marshaller\SerializableMarshaller;

$marshaller = new SerializableMarshaller();
```

### JsonMarshaller

The json marshaller will use php's native `json_encode` and `json_decode` functions to serialize data.

```php
<?php

use SonsOfPHP\Componenet\Cache\Marshaller\JsonMarshaller;

$marshaller = new JsonMarshaller();
```

## Custom Marshaller

You can create a custom marshaller. For example, you could create one the encrypts/decrypts the values.


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