net.eusashead.parquet.http.serializer

Interface Serializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSerializer, CompositeSerializer, HalSerializer, JacksonJsonSerializer, JdomXmlSerializer

public interface Serializer

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<ContentType>	contentTypes() Supported ContentType for this Serializer
net.eusashead.parquet.util.Option<ContentType>	resolveContentType(java.util.Set<AcceptableContentType> accept) Resolve the ContentType for the response based on what the Serializer can support and what the client can accept.
Body	serialize(net.eusashead.parquet.entity.Entity target, java.util.Set<AcceptableContentType> contentType) Serialize the Entity into a Body with the requested ContentType
boolean	supports(ContentType contentType) Does the Serializer support the supplied ContentType

Method Detail

contentTypes

java.util.List<ContentType> contentTypes()

Supported ContentType for this Serializer

Returns:

List of supported ContentType

supports

boolean supports(ContentType contentType)

Does the Serializer support the supplied ContentType

Parameters:

contentType - ContentType to check

Returns:

true if the ContentType is supported

serialize

Body serialize(net.eusashead.parquet.entity.Entity target,
             java.util.Set<AcceptableContentType> contentType)
               throws ResponseException

Serialize the Entity into a Body with the requested ContentType

Parameters:

target - Entity to serialize

contentType - ContentType to serialize into

Returns:

Body with the required ContentType

Throws:

ResponseException

resolveContentType

net.eusashead.parquet.util.Option<ContentType> resolveContentType(java.util.Set<AcceptableContentType> accept)

Resolve the ContentType for the response based on what the Serializer can support and what the client can accept.

Returns:

Option possibly containing a resolved ContentType