net.kuujo.vertigo.util.serialization

Class SerializerFactory

java.lang.Object

net.kuujo.vertigo.util.serialization.SerializerFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

JacksonSerializerFactory

public abstract class SerializerFactory
extends Object

Json serializer factory.

This class is the primary interface to object serialization in Vertigo. Use this class to load type-specific serializers as follows:

 JsonObject json = SerializerFactory.getSerializer(MyClass.class).serialize(myClassObj);
 

Note that when loading a serializer for a class, the factory will load the serializer for the first class that implements JsonSerializable in the class hierarchy. If no class in the hierarchy implements JsonSerializable then the default serializer will be used.

In order to serialize an object with the default serializer, classes must implement the JsonSerializable interface. In most cases, the default serializer will automatically serialize all primitives, collections, and JsonSerializable properties within the serializable object. For more advanced serialization, look at the Jackson annotations documentation.

Author:

Jordan Halterman

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerializerFactory()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Serializer	createSerializer(Class<?> clazz) Creates a new serializer instance.
static Serializer	getSerializer(Class<?> type) Gets a serializer instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerializerFactory

public SerializerFactory()

Method Detail

getSerializer

public static Serializer getSerializer(Class<?> type)

Gets a serializer instance.

Parameters:

type - The serializer type.

Returns:

A serializer instance.

createSerializer

public abstract Serializer createSerializer(Class<?> clazz)

Creates a new serializer instance.

Parameters:

type - The serializer class.

Returns:

A new serializer instance.