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07/20/2026

08:09 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Greg Shah wrote:
> Is there any equivalent to Java's @Externalizable@ in which the 4GL developer can override the se... Eduard Soltan

07:59 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Is there any equivalent to Java's @Externalizable@ in which the 4GL developer can override the serialization/de-seria... Greg Shah

07:47 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

> Please provide details on the serialization format of each BDT (that includes handles, int64 and all the rest).
... Eduard Soltan

07/16/2026

03:24 PM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> This is concerning. For normal JSON serialization of dataset/temp-table, we flush all b... Eduard Soltan

03:16 PM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Something else for deserialization: is an explicit no-arg constructor mandatory? In case there is only arg construct... Constantin Asofiei

02:17 PM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Simplest way: add an explicit get/set and use a MESSAGE statement; if is executed, then ... Eduard Soltan

02:14 PM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Eduard Soltan wrote:
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> > * buffers are being flushed before serialization (i.e. a NEW/CHANGED record is flushed)... Constantin Asofiei

02:01 PM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Eduard, for properties: the DEFINE PROPERTY, GETTER and SETTER each can have their own a... Eduard Soltan

09:13 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Greg Shah wrote:
> All of the testcases you used are written as ABLUnit tests and included in testcases?
Written... Eduard Soltan

08:07 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> You mentioned EXTENT is already covered - we need to go further and check how builtin 4... Constantin Asofiei

08:04 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Plus, OBJECT fields, when a member (anywhere in the 'reference tree') back-references an already serialized object (r... Constantin Asofiei

08:00 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Another edge case: force a getter, setter, or buffer flush to raise an error condition during serialization - what ha... Constantin Asofiei

07:59 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Eduard, for properties: the DEFINE PROPERTY, GETTER and SETTER each can have their own access modifiers (private, pub... Constantin Asofiei

07:55 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Eduard, this is really excellent work!
All of the testcases you used are written as ABLUnit tests and included in ... Greg Shah

06:33 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

I think this wrap up everything tested.
h3. Class-level SERIALIZABLE
- A class marked SERIALIZABLE reports its... Eduard Soltan

03:09 AM Feature #6407: name_map.xml improvements

Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Danut, please rebase the branch. Thanks.
Rebased *6407b* to latest *trunk/16653*, th... Dănuț Filimon

07/15/2026

01:52 PM Feature #6407: name_map.xml improvements

Danut, please rebase the branch. Thanks. Constantin Asofiei

11:52 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Eduard, please summarize what you've tested until now, some is included in what you posted above, but I want it in a... Constantin Asofiei

10:28 AM Feature #4658: OO serialization support

Some findings on 4gl seralization:
h3. JSON wire format
Not a flat property map — every object (root or nested)... Eduard Soltan