diff --git a/django/db/migrations/serializer.py b/django/db/migrations/serializer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9004d25e214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/db/migrations/serializer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import collections
+import datetime
+import decimal
+import functools
+import math
+import types
+from importlib import import_module
+
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.migrations.operations.base import Operation
+from django.db.migrations.utils import COMPILED_REGEX_TYPE, RegexObject
+from django.utils import datetime_safe, six
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+from django.utils.functional import LazyObject, Promise
+from django.utils.timezone import utc
+from django.utils.version import get_docs_version
+
+try:
+    import enum
+except ImportError:
+    # No support on Python 2 if enum34 isn't installed.
+    enum = None
+
+
+class BaseSerializer(object):
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError('Subclasses of BaseSerializer must implement the serialize() method.')
+
+
+class BaseSequenceSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def _format(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError('Subclasses of BaseSequenceSerializer must implement the _format() method.')
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        imports = set()
+        strings = []
+        for item in self.value:
+            item_string, item_imports = serializer_factory(item).serialize()
+            imports.update(item_imports)
+            strings.append(item_string)
+        value = self._format()
+        return value % (", ".join(strings)), imports
+
+
+class BaseSimpleSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        return repr(self.value), set()
+
+
+class ByteTypeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        value_repr = repr(self.value)
+        if six.PY2:
+            # Prepend the `b` prefix since we're importing unicode_literals
+            value_repr = 'b' + value_repr
+        return value_repr, set()
+
+
+class DatetimeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        if self.value.tzinfo is not None and self.value.tzinfo != utc:
+            self.value = self.value.astimezone(utc)
+        value_repr = repr(self.value).replace("<UTC>", "utc")
+        if isinstance(self.value, datetime_safe.datetime):
+            value_repr = "datetime.%s" % value_repr
+        imports = ["import datetime"]
+        if self.value.tzinfo is not None:
+            imports.append("from django.utils.timezone import utc")
+        return value_repr, set(imports)
+
+
+class DateSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        value_repr = repr(self.value)
+        if isinstance(self.value, datetime_safe.date):
+            value_repr = "datetime.%s" % value_repr
+        return value_repr, {"import datetime"}
+
+
+class DecimalSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        return repr(self.value), {"from decimal import Decimal"}
+
+
+class DeconstructableSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    @staticmethod
+    def serialize_deconstructed(path, args, kwargs):
+        name, imports = DeconstructableSerializer._serialize_path(path)
+        strings = []
+        for arg in args:
+            arg_string, arg_imports = serializer_factory(arg).serialize()
+            strings.append(arg_string)
+            imports.update(arg_imports)
+        for kw, arg in sorted(kwargs.items()):
+            arg_string, arg_imports = serializer_factory(arg).serialize()
+            imports.update(arg_imports)
+            strings.append("%s=%s" % (kw, arg_string))
+        return "%s(%s)" % (name, ", ".join(strings)), imports
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _serialize_path(path):
+        module, name = path.rsplit(".", 1)
+        if module == "django.db.models":
+            imports = {"from django.db import models"}
+            name = "models.%s" % name
+        else:
+            imports = {"import %s" % module}
+            name = path
+        return name, imports
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.serialize_deconstructed(*self.value.deconstruct())
+
+
+class DictionarySerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        imports = set()
+        strings = []
+        for k, v in sorted(self.value.items()):
+            k_string, k_imports = serializer_factory(k).serialize()
+            v_string, v_imports = serializer_factory(v).serialize()
+            imports.update(k_imports)
+            imports.update(v_imports)
+            strings.append((k_string, v_string))
+        return "{%s}" % (", ".join("%s: %s" % (k, v) for k, v in strings)), imports
+
+
+class EnumSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        enum_class = self.value.__class__
+        module = enum_class.__module__
+        imports = {"import %s" % module}
+        v_string, v_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.value).serialize()
+        imports.update(v_imports)
+        return "%s.%s(%s)" % (module, enum_class.__name__, v_string), imports
+
+
+class FloatSerializer(BaseSimpleSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        if math.isnan(self.value) or math.isinf(self.value):
+            return 'float("{}")'.format(self.value), set()
+        return super(FloatSerializer, self).serialize()
+
+
+class FrozensetSerializer(BaseSequenceSerializer):
+    def _format(self):
+        return "frozenset([%s])"
+
+
+class FunctionTypeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        if getattr(self.value, "__self__", None) and isinstance(self.value.__self__, type):
+            klass = self.value.__self__
+            module = klass.__module__
+            return "%s.%s.%s" % (module, klass.__name__, self.value.__name__), {"import %s" % module}
+        # Further error checking
+        if self.value.__name__ == '<lambda>':
+            raise ValueError("Cannot serialize function: lambda")
+        if self.value.__module__ is None:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot serialize function %r: No module" % self.value)
+        # Python 3 is a lot easier, and only uses this branch if it's not local.
+        if getattr(self.value, "__qualname__", None) and getattr(self.value, "__module__", None):
+            if "<" not in self.value.__qualname__:  # Qualname can include <locals>
+                return "%s.%s" % \
+                    (self.value.__module__, self.value.__qualname__), {"import %s" % self.value.__module__}
+        # Python 2/fallback version
+        module_name = self.value.__module__
+        # Make sure it's actually there and not an unbound method
+        module = import_module(module_name)
+        if not hasattr(module, self.value.__name__):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Could not find function %s in %s.\n"
+                "Please note that due to Python 2 limitations, you cannot "
+                "serialize unbound method functions (e.g. a method "
+                "declared and used in the same class body). Please move "
+                "the function into the main module body to use migrations.\n"
+                "For more information, see "
+                "https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/%s/topics/migrations/#serializing-values"
+                % (self.value.__name__, module_name, get_docs_version())
+            )
+        # Needed on Python 2 only
+        if module_name == '__builtin__':
+            return self.value.__name__, set()
+        return "%s.%s" % (module_name, self.value.__name__), {"import %s" % module_name}
+
+
+class FunctoolsPartialSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        imports = {'import functools'}
+        # Serialize functools.partial() arguments
+        func_string, func_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.func).serialize()
+        args_string, args_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.args).serialize()
+        keywords_string, keywords_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.keywords).serialize()
+        # Add any imports needed by arguments
+        imports.update(func_imports)
+        imports.update(args_imports)
+        imports.update(keywords_imports)
+        return (
+            "functools.partial(%s, *%s, **%s)" % (
+                func_string, args_string, keywords_string,
+            ),
+            imports,
+        )
+
+
+class IterableSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        imports = set()
+        strings = []
+        for item in self.value:
+            item_string, item_imports = serializer_factory(item).serialize()
+            imports.update(item_imports)
+            strings.append(item_string)
+        # When len(strings)==0, the empty iterable should be serialized as
+        # "()", not "(,)" because (,) is invalid Python syntax.
+        value = "(%s)" if len(strings) != 1 else "(%s,)"
+        return value % (", ".join(strings)), imports
+
+
+class ModelFieldSerializer(DeconstructableSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        attr_name, path, args, kwargs = self.value.deconstruct()
+        return self.serialize_deconstructed(path, args, kwargs)
+
+
+class ModelManagerSerializer(DeconstructableSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        as_manager, manager_path, qs_path, args, kwargs = self.value.deconstruct()
+        if as_manager:
+            name, imports = self._serialize_path(qs_path)
+            return "%s.as_manager()" % name, imports
+        else:
+            return self.serialize_deconstructed(manager_path, args, kwargs)
+
+
+class OperationSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        from django.db.migrations.writer import OperationWriter
+        string, imports = OperationWriter(self.value, indentation=0).serialize()
+        # Nested operation, trailing comma is handled in upper OperationWriter._write()
+        return string.rstrip(','), imports
+
+
+class RegexSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        imports = {"import re"}
+        regex_pattern, pattern_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.pattern).serialize()
+        regex_flags, flag_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.flags).serialize()
+        imports.update(pattern_imports)
+        imports.update(flag_imports)
+        args = [regex_pattern]
+        if self.value.flags:
+            args.append(regex_flags)
+        return "re.compile(%s)" % ', '.join(args), imports
+
+
+class SequenceSerializer(BaseSequenceSerializer):
+    def _format(self):
+        return "[%s]"
+
+
+class SetSerializer(BaseSequenceSerializer):
+    def _format(self):
+        # Don't use the literal "{%s}" as it doesn't support empty set
+        return "set([%s])"
+
+
+class SettingsReferenceSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        return "settings.%s" % self.value.setting_name, {"from django.conf import settings"}
+
+
+class TextTypeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        value_repr = repr(self.value)
+        if six.PY2:
+            # Strip the `u` prefix since we're importing unicode_literals
+            value_repr = value_repr[1:]
+        return value_repr, set()
+
+
+class TimedeltaSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        return repr(self.value), {"import datetime"}
+
+
+class TimeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        value_repr = repr(self.value)
+        if isinstance(self.value, datetime_safe.time):
+            value_repr = "datetime.%s" % value_repr
+        return value_repr, {"import datetime"}
+
+
+class TupleSerializer(BaseSequenceSerializer):
+    def _format(self):
+        # When len(value)==0, the empty tuple should be serialized as "()",
+        # not "(,)" because (,) is invalid Python syntax.
+        return "(%s)" if len(self.value) != 1 else "(%s,)"
+
+
+class TypeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    def serialize(self):
+        special_cases = [
+            (models.Model, "models.Model", []),
+        ]
+        for case, string, imports in special_cases:
+            if case is self.value:
+                return string, set(imports)
+        if hasattr(self.value, "__module__"):
+            module = self.value.__module__
+            if module == six.moves.builtins.__name__:
+                return self.value.__name__, set()
+            else:
+                return "%s.%s" % (module, self.value.__name__), {"import %s" % module}
+
+
+def serializer_factory(value):
+    from django.db.migrations.writer import SettingsReference
+    if isinstance(value, Promise):
+        value = force_text(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, LazyObject):
+        # The unwrapped value is returned as the first item of the arguments
+        # tuple.
+        value = value.__reduce__()[1][0]
+
+    # Unfortunately some of these are order-dependent.
+    if isinstance(value, frozenset):
+        return FrozensetSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return SequenceSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, set):
+        return SetSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, tuple):
+        return TupleSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return DictionarySerializer(value)
+    if enum and isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
+        return EnumSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
+        return DatetimeSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, datetime.date):
+        return DateSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, datetime.time):
+        return TimeSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, datetime.timedelta):
+        return TimedeltaSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, SettingsReference):
+        return SettingsReferenceSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, float):
+        return FloatSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, six.integer_types + (bool, type(None))):
+        return BaseSimpleSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, six.binary_type):
+        return ByteTypeSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, six.text_type):
+        return TextTypeSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, decimal.Decimal):
+        return DecimalSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, models.Field):
+        return ModelFieldSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, type):
+        return TypeSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, models.manager.BaseManager):
+        return ModelManagerSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, Operation):
+        return OperationSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, functools.partial):
+        return FunctoolsPartialSerializer(value)
+    # Anything that knows how to deconstruct itself.
+    if hasattr(value, 'deconstruct'):
+        return DeconstructableSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, (types.FunctionType, types.BuiltinFunctionType)):
+        return FunctionTypeSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, collections.Iterable):
+        return IterableSerializer(value)
+    if isinstance(value, (COMPILED_REGEX_TYPE, RegexObject)):
+        return RegexSerializer(value)
+    raise ValueError(
+        "Cannot serialize: %r\nThere are some values Django cannot serialize into "
+        "migration files.\nFor more, see https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/%s/"
+        "topics/migrations/#migration-serializing" % (value, get_docs_version())
+    )
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/writer.py b/django/db/migrations/writer.py
index f36db323a09..137f83dbc01 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/writer.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/writer.py
@@ -1,29 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import collections
-import datetime
-import decimal
-import functools
-import math
 import os
 import re
-import types
 from importlib import import_module
 
 from django import get_version
 from django.apps import apps
-from django.db import migrations, models
+from django.db import migrations
 from django.db.migrations.loader import MigrationLoader
-from django.db.migrations.operations.base import Operation
-from django.db.migrations.utils import COMPILED_REGEX_TYPE, RegexObject
-from django.utils import datetime_safe, six
+from django.db.migrations.serializer import serializer_factory
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
-from django.utils.functional import LazyObject, Promise
 from django.utils.inspect import get_func_args
 from django.utils.module_loading import module_dir
-from django.utils.timezone import now, utc
-from django.utils.version import get_docs_version
+from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 try:
     import enum
@@ -229,20 +219,6 @@ class MigrationWriter(object):
 
         return (MIGRATION_TEMPLATE % items).encode("utf8")
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def serialize_datetime(value):
-        """
-        Returns a serialized version of a datetime object that is valid,
-        executable python code. It converts timezone-aware values to utc with
-        an 'executable' utc representation of tzinfo.
-        """
-        if value.tzinfo is not None and value.tzinfo != utc:
-            value = value.astimezone(utc)
-        value_repr = repr(value).replace("<UTC>", "utc")
-        if isinstance(value, datetime_safe.datetime):
-            value_repr = "datetime.%s" % value_repr
-        return value_repr
-
     @property
     def basedir(self):
         migrations_package_name = MigrationLoader.migrations_module(self.migration.app_label)
@@ -312,247 +288,9 @@ class MigrationWriter(object):
     def path(self):
         return os.path.join(self.basedir, self.filename)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def serialize_deconstructed(cls, path, args, kwargs):
-        name, imports = cls._serialize_path(path)
-        strings = []
-        for arg in args:
-            arg_string, arg_imports = cls.serialize(arg)
-            strings.append(arg_string)
-            imports.update(arg_imports)
-        for kw, arg in sorted(kwargs.items()):
-            arg_string, arg_imports = cls.serialize(arg)
-            imports.update(arg_imports)
-            strings.append("%s=%s" % (kw, arg_string))
-        return "%s(%s)" % (name, ", ".join(strings)), imports
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _serialize_path(cls, path):
-        module, name = path.rsplit(".", 1)
-        if module == "django.db.models":
-            imports = {"from django.db import models"}
-            name = "models.%s" % name
-        else:
-            imports = {"import %s" % module}
-            name = path
-        return name, imports
-
     @classmethod
     def serialize(cls, value):
-        """
-        Serializes the value to a string that's parsable by Python, along
-        with any needed imports to make that string work.
-        More advanced than repr() as it can encode things
-        like datetime.datetime.now.
-        """
-        # FIXME: Ideally Promise would be reconstructible, but for now we
-        # use force_text on them and defer to the normal string serialization
-        # process.
-        if isinstance(value, Promise):
-            value = force_text(value)
-        elif isinstance(value, LazyObject):
-            # The unwrapped value is returned as the first item of the
-            # arguments tuple.
-            value = value.__reduce__()[1][0]
-
-        # Sequences
-        if isinstance(value, (frozenset, list, set, tuple)):
-            imports = set()
-            strings = []
-            for item in value:
-                item_string, item_imports = cls.serialize(item)
-                imports.update(item_imports)
-                strings.append(item_string)
-            if isinstance(value, set):
-                # Don't use the literal "{%s}" as it doesn't support empty set
-                format = "set([%s])"
-            elif isinstance(value, frozenset):
-                format = "frozenset([%s])"
-            elif isinstance(value, tuple):
-                # When len(value)==0, the empty tuple should be serialized as
-                # "()", not "(,)" because (,) is invalid Python syntax.
-                format = "(%s)" if len(value) != 1 else "(%s,)"
-            else:
-                format = "[%s]"
-            return format % (", ".join(strings)), imports
-        # Dictionaries
-        elif isinstance(value, dict):
-            imports = set()
-            strings = []
-            for k, v in sorted(value.items()):
-                k_string, k_imports = cls.serialize(k)
-                v_string, v_imports = cls.serialize(v)
-                imports.update(k_imports)
-                imports.update(v_imports)
-                strings.append((k_string, v_string))
-            return "{%s}" % (", ".join("%s: %s" % (k, v) for k, v in strings)), imports
-        # Enums
-        elif enum and isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
-            enum_class = value.__class__
-            module = enum_class.__module__
-            imports = {"import %s" % module}
-            v_string, v_imports = cls.serialize(value.value)
-            imports.update(v_imports)
-            return "%s.%s(%s)" % (module, enum_class.__name__, v_string), imports
-        # Datetimes
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
-            value_repr = cls.serialize_datetime(value)
-            imports = ["import datetime"]
-            if value.tzinfo is not None:
-                imports.append("from django.utils.timezone import utc")
-            return value_repr, set(imports)
-        # Dates
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.date):
-            value_repr = repr(value)
-            if isinstance(value, datetime_safe.date):
-                value_repr = "datetime.%s" % value_repr
-            return value_repr, {"import datetime"}
-        # Times
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.time):
-            value_repr = repr(value)
-            if isinstance(value, datetime_safe.time):
-                value_repr = "datetime.%s" % value_repr
-            return value_repr, {"import datetime"}
-        # Timedeltas
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.timedelta):
-            return repr(value), {"import datetime"}
-        # Settings references
-        elif isinstance(value, SettingsReference):
-            return "settings.%s" % value.setting_name, {"from django.conf import settings"}
-        # Simple types
-        elif isinstance(value, float):
-            if math.isnan(value) or math.isinf(value):
-                return 'float("{}")'.format(value), set()
-            return repr(value), set()
-        elif isinstance(value, six.integer_types + (bool, type(None))):
-            return repr(value), set()
-        elif isinstance(value, six.binary_type):
-            value_repr = repr(value)
-            if six.PY2:
-                # Prepend the `b` prefix since we're importing unicode_literals
-                value_repr = 'b' + value_repr
-            return value_repr, set()
-        elif isinstance(value, six.text_type):
-            value_repr = repr(value)
-            if six.PY2:
-                # Strip the `u` prefix since we're importing unicode_literals
-                value_repr = value_repr[1:]
-            return value_repr, set()
-        # Decimal
-        elif isinstance(value, decimal.Decimal):
-            return repr(value), {"from decimal import Decimal"}
-        # Django fields
-        elif isinstance(value, models.Field):
-            attr_name, path, args, kwargs = value.deconstruct()
-            return cls.serialize_deconstructed(path, args, kwargs)
-        # Classes
-        elif isinstance(value, type):
-            special_cases = [
-                (models.Model, "models.Model", []),
-            ]
-            for case, string, imports in special_cases:
-                if case is value:
-                    return string, set(imports)
-            if hasattr(value, "__module__"):
-                module = value.__module__
-                if module == six.moves.builtins.__name__:
-                    return value.__name__, set()
-                else:
-                    return "%s.%s" % (module, value.__name__), {"import %s" % module}
-        elif isinstance(value, models.manager.BaseManager):
-            as_manager, manager_path, qs_path, args, kwargs = value.deconstruct()
-            if as_manager:
-                name, imports = cls._serialize_path(qs_path)
-                return "%s.as_manager()" % name, imports
-            else:
-                return cls.serialize_deconstructed(manager_path, args, kwargs)
-        elif isinstance(value, Operation):
-            string, imports = OperationWriter(value, indentation=0).serialize()
-            # Nested operation, trailing comma is handled in upper OperationWriter._write()
-            return string.rstrip(','), imports
-        elif isinstance(value, functools.partial):
-            imports = {'import functools'}
-            # Serialize functools.partial() arguments
-            func_string, func_imports = cls.serialize(value.func)
-            args_string, args_imports = cls.serialize(value.args)
-            keywords_string, keywords_imports = cls.serialize(value.keywords)
-            # Add any imports needed by arguments
-            imports.update(func_imports)
-            imports.update(args_imports)
-            imports.update(keywords_imports)
-            return (
-                "functools.partial(%s, *%s, **%s)" % (
-                    func_string, args_string, keywords_string,
-                ),
-                imports,
-            )
-        # Anything that knows how to deconstruct itself.
-        elif hasattr(value, 'deconstruct'):
-            return cls.serialize_deconstructed(*value.deconstruct())
-        # Functions
-        elif isinstance(value, (types.FunctionType, types.BuiltinFunctionType)):
-            # @classmethod?
-            if getattr(value, "__self__", None) and isinstance(value.__self__, type):
-                klass = value.__self__
-                module = klass.__module__
-                return "%s.%s.%s" % (module, klass.__name__, value.__name__), {"import %s" % module}
-            # Further error checking
-            if value.__name__ == '<lambda>':
-                raise ValueError("Cannot serialize function: lambda")
-            if value.__module__ is None:
-                raise ValueError("Cannot serialize function %r: No module" % value)
-            # Python 3 is a lot easier, and only uses this branch if it's not local.
-            if getattr(value, "__qualname__", None) and getattr(value, "__module__", None):
-                if "<" not in value.__qualname__:  # Qualname can include <locals>
-                    return "%s.%s" % (value.__module__, value.__qualname__), {"import %s" % value.__module__}
-            # Python 2/fallback version
-            module_name = value.__module__
-            # Make sure it's actually there and not an unbound method
-            module = import_module(module_name)
-            if not hasattr(module, value.__name__):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Could not find function %s in %s.\n"
-                    "Please note that due to Python 2 limitations, you cannot "
-                    "serialize unbound method functions (e.g. a method "
-                    "declared and used in the same class body). Please move "
-                    "the function into the main module body to use migrations.\n"
-                    "For more information, see "
-                    "https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/%s/topics/migrations/#serializing-values"
-                    % (value.__name__, module_name, get_docs_version()))
-            # Needed on Python 2 only
-            if module_name == '__builtin__':
-                return value.__name__, set()
-            return "%s.%s" % (module_name, value.__name__), {"import %s" % module_name}
-        # Other iterables
-        elif isinstance(value, collections.Iterable):
-            imports = set()
-            strings = []
-            for item in value:
-                item_string, item_imports = cls.serialize(item)
-                imports.update(item_imports)
-                strings.append(item_string)
-            # When len(strings)==0, the empty iterable should be serialized as
-            # "()", not "(,)" because (,) is invalid Python syntax.
-            format = "(%s)" if len(strings) != 1 else "(%s,)"
-            return format % (", ".join(strings)), imports
-        # Compiled regex
-        elif isinstance(value, (COMPILED_REGEX_TYPE, RegexObject)):
-            imports = {"import re"}
-            regex_pattern, pattern_imports = cls.serialize(value.pattern)
-            regex_flags, flag_imports = cls.serialize(value.flags)
-            imports.update(pattern_imports)
-            imports.update(flag_imports)
-            args = [regex_pattern]
-            if value.flags:
-                args.append(regex_flags)
-            return "re.compile(%s)" % ', '.join(args), imports
-        # Uh oh.
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Cannot serialize: %r\nThere are some values Django cannot serialize into "
-                "migration files.\nFor more, see https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/%s/"
-                "topics/migrations/#migration-serializing" % (value, get_docs_version())
-            )
+        return serializer_factory(value).serialize()
 
 
 MIGRATION_TEMPLATE = """\