interface DevelDumperManagerInterface

interface DevelDumperManagerInterface {
    
    /**
     * Dumps information about a variable.
     *
     * @param mixed $input
     *   The variable to dump.
     * @param string $name
     *   (optional) The label to output before variable, defaults to NULL.
     * @param string $plugin_id
     *   (optional) The plugin ID, defaults to NULL.
     */
    public function dump($input, $name = NULL, $plugin_id = NULL);
    
    /**
     * Returns a string representation of a variable.
     *
     * @param mixed $input
     *   The variable to dump.
     * @param string $name
     *   (optional) The label to output before variable, defaults to NULL.
     * @param string $plugin_id
     *   (optional) The plugin ID, defaults to NULL.
     *
     * @return string
     *   String representation of a variable.
     */
    public function export($input, $name = NULL, $plugin_id = NULL);
    
    /**
     * Sets a message with a string representation of a variable.
     *
     * @param mixed $input
     *   The variable to dump.
     * @param string $name
     *   (optional) The label to output before variable, defaults to NULL.
     * @param string $type
     *   (optional) The message's type. Defaults to 'status'.
     * @param string $plugin_id
     *   (optional) The plugin ID, defaults to NULL.
     */
    public function message($input, $name = NULL, $type = 'status', $plugin_id = NULL);
    
    /**
     * Logs a variable to a drupal_debug.txt in the site's temp directory.
     *
     * @param mixed $input
     *   The variable to log to the drupal_debug.txt log file.
     * @param string $name
     *   (optional) If set, a label to output before $data in the log file.
     * @param string $plugin_id
     *   (optional) The plugin ID, defaults to NULL.
     *
     * @return void|false
     *   Empty if successful, FALSE if the log file could not be written.
     *
     * @see dd()
     * @see http://drupal.org/node/314112
     */
    public function debug($input, $name = NULL, $plugin_id = NULL);
    
    /**
     * Wrapper for ::dump() and ::export().
     *
     * @param mixed $input
     *   The variable to dump.
     * @param string $name
     *   (optional) The label to output before variable, defaults to NULL.
     * @param bool $export
     *   (optional) Whether return string representation of a variable.
     * @param string $plugin_id
     *   (optional) The plugin ID, defaults to NULL.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   String representation of a variable if $export is set to TRUE,
     *   NULL otherwise.
     */
    public function dumpOrExport($input, $name = NULL, $export = TRUE, $plugin_id = NULL);
    
    /**
     * Returns a render array representation of a variable.
     *
     * @param mixed $input
     *   The variable to export.
     * @param string $name
     *   (optional) The label to output before variable, defaults to NULL.
     * @param string $plugin_id
     *   (optional) The plugin ID, defaults to NULL.
     *
     * @return array
     *   String representation of a variable wrapped in a render array.
     */
    public function exportAsRenderable($input, $name = NULL, $plugin_id = NULL);

}