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 * Units of Measurement Jakarta JSON-B Library
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package tech.uom.lib.yasson;

import javax.json.bind.serializer.JsonbSerializer;
import javax.json.bind.serializer.SerializationContext;
import javax.json.stream.JsonGenerator;
import javax.measure.Dimension;

/**
 * @author Werner Keil
 * @version 0.8
 */
public class DimensionJsonSerializer implements JsonbSerializer<Dimension> {

    /**
     * Serializes a dimension by serializing it's base dimension map.
     *
     * Based on my question and answer at
     * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48509189/jsr-275-dimension-string-serialization-and-deserialization
     * which might contain better alternatives meanwhile.
     *
     * @param value     the dimension to serialize
     * @param generator the generator as provided by {@link JsonbSerializer}
     * @param ctx               the SerializationContext as provided by {@link JsonbSerializer}
     */
        @Override
        public void serialize(Dimension value, JsonGenerator generator, SerializationContext ctx) {
       generator.writeStartObject();
       //ctx.serialize(value.getClass().getName(), value, generator);
       //ctx.serialize(value.getBaseDimensions(), generator);
       //generator.w
       for (Dimension baseDim : value.getBaseDimensions().keySet()) {
           generator.write(baseDim.toString(), value.getBaseDimensions().get(baseDim));
       }
       generator.writeEnd();            
        }

}