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/***
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Caelum - www.caelum.com.br/opensource All rights reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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package br.com.caelum.vraptor.serialization.gson;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;

import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializationContext;
import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializer;
import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
import com.google.gson.JsonSerializationContext;
import com.google.gson.JsonSerializer;
import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;

/**
 * Deserialize {@link Date} using ISO8601 format. 
 * This class must be in {@link Dependent} to allow us to discover generic type.
 * 
 * @author Rodrigo Turini
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Dependent
public class DateGsonConverter implements JsonDeserializer<Date>, JsonSerializer<Date> {

    private final SimpleDateFormat iso8601Format;

    public DateGsonConverter() {
        this.iso8601Format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ");
    }

    @Override
    public JsonElement serialize(Date date, Type typeOfSrc, JsonSerializationContext context) {
        String dateString = iso8601Format.format(date);
        return new JsonPrimitive(dateString);
    }

    @Override
    public Date deserialize(JsonElement json, Type typeOfT, JsonDeserializationContext context)
            throws JsonParseException {
        try {
            return iso8601Format.parse(json.getAsString());
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            throw new JsonSyntaxException(json.getAsString(), e);
        }
    }

}