com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers

Class CollectionSerializer

java.lang.Object

com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers.JavaTypeSerializer<T>

com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers.ParameterizedTypeSerializer<java.util.Collection>

com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers.CollectionSerializer

public class CollectionSerializer
extends ParameterizedTypeSerializer<java.util.Collection>

A parser and serializer for Collection instances.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers.JavaTypeSerializer

BIGDECIMAL_SERIALIZER, BIGINTEGER_SERIALIZER, BOOLEAN_SERIALIZER, BYTEARRAY_SERIALIZER, DOUBLE_SERIALIZER, FLOAT_SERIALIZER, INTEGER_SERIALIZER, LONG_SERIALIZER, mapper, SHORT_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CollectionSerializer() Create a new serializer for Collection type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Collection	fromJson(java.util.Collection arg, java.lang.String sval) Parse the string JSON representation and assign it to the given argument.
java.util.Collection<?>	initialize(java.lang.Class<? extends java.util.Collection> definitionType) Create an initial (default) instance for this serializer.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode	toJson(java.util.Collection val) Serialize the given instance to JSON.

Methods inherited from class com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers.ParameterizedTypeSerializer

getSafeParameter, setParameters

Methods inherited from class com.goldencode.p2j.rest.serializers.JavaTypeSerializer

bootstrap, fromJson, getSerializer, getSerializer, getType, newInstance, newRecord, readArray, readArray, readArray, readMap, resolveJavaType, toJsonArray, toJsonObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CollectionSerializer

public CollectionSerializer()

Create a new serializer for Collection type.

Method Detail

initialize

public java.util.Collection<?> initialize(java.lang.Class<? extends java.util.Collection> definitionType)
                                   throws java.lang.ReflectiveOperationException

Create an initial (default) instance for this serializer.

Can be null for non-mutable instances.

Specified by:

initialize in class JavaTypeSerializer<java.util.Collection>

Parameters:

definitionType - The type as it appears at the parameter's definition.

Returns:

null for immutable types, a Java native value for native types or a new instance, for mutable types.

Throws:

java.lang.InstantiationException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

java.lang.ReflectiveOperationException

fromJson

public java.util.Collection fromJson(java.util.Collection arg,
                                     java.lang.String sval)
                              throws RequestArgumentError

Parse the string JSON representation and assign it to the given argument. If null or not mutable, a new instance will be created.

Specified by:

fromJson in class JavaTypeSerializer<java.util.Collection>

Parameters:

arg - The argument (obtained via initialize(java.lang.Class<? extends java.util.Collection>).

sval - The string JSON representation of this argument.

Returns:

The argument instance.

Throws:

RequestArgumentError - If the argument can't be parsed.

toJson

public com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode toJson(java.util.Collection val)

Serialize the given instance to JSON.

Specified by:

toJson in class JavaTypeSerializer<java.util.Collection>

Parameters:

val - The instance to serialize.

Returns:

The JSON representation of this instance.