Package com.backpackcloud.zipper

Interface Serializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

SerializerImpl

public interface Serializer

Interface that exposes components for serializing different formats of input.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<E> Serializer	addDependency(Class<E> type, E dependency)
Serializer	addDependency(String name, Object dependency)
<E> E	deserialize(File file, Class<E> type)	Deserialize the given file content into an object of the given class.
<E> E	deserialize(InputStream input, Class<E> type)	Deserialize the given input into an object of the given class.
<E> E	deserialize(String input, Class<E> type)	Deserialize the given input into an object of the given class.
static Serializer	json()	Returns the mapper for json data type.
String	serialize(Object object)	Serializes the given object into a String.
static Serializer	using(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper objectMapper)
static Serializer	yaml()	Returns the mapper for the yaml data type.

Method Detail

serialize

String serialize(Object object)

Serializes the given object into a String.

Parameters:

object - the object to serialize

Returns:

the serialized object.

deserialize

<E> E deserialize(String input,
                  Class<E> type)

Deserialize the given input into an object of the given class.

Parameters:

input - the input to deserialize

type - the type of the result object

Returns:

the deserialized object.

deserialize

<E> E deserialize(File file,
                  Class<E> type)

Deserialize the given file content into an object of the given class.

Parameters:

file - the file containing the input to deserialize

type - the type of the result object

Returns:

the deserialized object.

deserialize

<E> E deserialize(InputStream input,
                  Class<E> type)

Deserialize the given input into an object of the given class.

Parameters:

input - the input to deserialize

type - the type of the result object

Returns:

the deserialized object.

addDependency

Serializer addDependency(String name,
                         Object dependency)

addDependency

<E> Serializer addDependency(Class<E> type,
                             E dependency)

json

static Serializer json()

Returns the mapper for json data type.

Returns:

the mapper for json data type.

yaml

static Serializer yaml()

Returns the mapper for the yaml data type.

Returns:

the mapper for the yaml data type.

using

static Serializer using(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper objectMapper)