org.red5.io.object
Class Serializer

java.lang.Object
  org.red5.io.object.Serializer

public class Serializer
extends Object

The Serializer class writes data output and handles the data according to the core data types

Author:

The Red5 Project ([email protected]), Luke Hubbard, Codegent Ltd ([email protected]), Harald Radi ([email protected])

Field Summary

protected static Logger

log

Constructor Summary

Serializer()

Method Summary

String	getClassName(Class<?> objectClass) Handles classes by name, also provides "shortened" class aliases where appropriate.
Object	preProcessExtension(Object any) Pre processes an object TODO // must be implemented
void	serialize(Output out, Field field, Method getter, Object object, Object value) Serializes output to a core data type object
void	serialize(Output out, Object any) Serializes output to a core data type object
boolean	serializeField(String keyName, Field field, Method getter) Checks whether the field should be serialized or not
protected boolean	writeArrayType(Output out, Object arrType) Writes array (or collection) out as output Arrays, Collections, etc
protected boolean	writeBasic(Output out, Object basic) Writes a primitive out as an object
boolean	writeComplex(Output out, Object complex) Writes a complex type object out
protected boolean	writeCustomType(Output out, Object obj) Writes a custom data to the output
protected void	writeDocument(Output out, Document doc) Writes a document to the output
protected void	writeIterator(Output out, Iterator<Object> it) Writes an iterator out to the output
protected void	writeList(Output out, List<?> list) Writes a List out as an Object
protected boolean	writeListType(Output out, Object listType) Writes Lists out as a data type
protected boolean	writeObjectType(Output out, Object obj) Write typed object to the output
protected boolean	writeXMLType(Output out, Object xml) Writes an xml type out to the output

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

log

protected static Logger log

Constructor Detail

Serializer

public Serializer()

Method Detail

serialize

public void serialize(Output out,
                      Object any)

Serializes output to a core data type object

Parameters:

out - Output writer

any - Object to serialize

serialize

public void serialize(Output out,
                      Field field,
                      Method getter,
                      Object object,
                      Object value)

Serializes output to a core data type object

Parameters:

out - Output writer

field - The field to serialize

getter - The getter method if not a field

object - Parent object

value - Object to serialize

writeBasic

protected boolean writeBasic(Output out,
                             Object basic)

Writes a primitive out as an object

Parameters:

out - Output writer

basic - Primitive

Returns:

boolean true if object was successfully serialized, false otherwise

writeComplex

public boolean writeComplex(Output out,
                            Object complex)

Writes a complex type object out

Parameters:

out - Output writer

complex - Complex datatype object

Returns:

boolean true if object was successfully serialized, false otherwise

writeListType

protected boolean writeListType(Output out,
                                Object listType)

Writes Lists out as a data type

Parameters:

out - Output write

listType - List type

Returns:

boolean true if object was successfully serialized, false otherwise

writeList

protected void writeList(Output out,
                         List<?> list)

Writes a List out as an Object

Parameters:

out - Output writer

list - List to write as Object

writeArrayType

protected boolean writeArrayType(Output out,
                                 Object arrType)

Writes array (or collection) out as output Arrays, Collections, etc

Parameters:

out - Output object

arrType - Array or collection type

Returns:

true if the object has been written, otherwise false

writeIterator

protected void writeIterator(Output out,
                             Iterator<Object> it)

Writes an iterator out to the output

Parameters:

out - Output writer

it - Iterator to write

writeXMLType

protected boolean writeXMLType(Output out,
                               Object xml)

Writes an xml type out to the output

Parameters:

out - Output writer

xml - XML

Returns:

boolean true if object was successfully written, false otherwise

writeDocument

protected void writeDocument(Output out,
                             Document doc)

Writes a document to the output

Parameters:

out - Output writer

doc - Document to write

writeObjectType

protected boolean writeObjectType(Output out,
                                  Object obj)

Write typed object to the output

Parameters:

out - Output writer

obj - Object type to write

Returns:

true if the object has been written, otherwise false

preProcessExtension

public Object preProcessExtension(Object any)

Pre processes an object TODO // must be implemented

Parameters:

any - Object to preprocess

Returns:

Prerocessed object

writeCustomType

protected boolean writeCustomType(Output out,
                                  Object obj)

Writes a custom data to the output

Parameters:

out - Output writer

obj - Custom data

Returns:

true if the object has been written, otherwise false

serializeField

public boolean serializeField(String keyName,
                              Field field,
                              Method getter)

Checks whether the field should be serialized or not

Parameters:

keyName - key name

field - The field to be serialized

getter - Getter method for field

Returns:

true if the field should be serialized, otherwise false

getClassName

public String getClassName(Class<?> objectClass)

Handles classes by name, also provides "shortened" class aliases where appropriate.

Parameters:

objectClass -

Returns:

class name for given object