Java tutorial
package com.getperka.flatpack.codexes; /* * #%L * FlatPack serialization code * %% * Copyright (C) 2012 Perka Inc. * %% * 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 the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * #L% */ import com.getperka.flatpack.ext.DeserializationContext; import com.getperka.flatpack.ext.JsonKind; import com.getperka.flatpack.ext.SerializationContext; import com.getperka.flatpack.ext.Type; import com.getperka.flatpack.ext.TypeHint; import com.google.gson.JsonElement; import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive; /** * Converts chars to JSON strings. Numeric values will be treated as a BMP code point. */ public class CharacterCodex extends ValueCodex<Character> { protected CharacterCodex() { } @Override public Type describe() { return new Type.Builder().withJsonKind(JsonKind.STRING).withTypeHint(TypeHint.create(Character.class)) .build(); } @Override public Character readNotNull(JsonElement element, DeserializationContext context) throws Exception { if (element.isJsonPrimitive()) { JsonPrimitive primitive = element.getAsJsonPrimitive(); // Treat a number as a BMP code point if (primitive.isNumber()) { return (char) primitive.getAsInt(); } else { return primitive.getAsCharacter(); } } throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot convert " + element.toString() + " to a char"); } @Override public void writeNotNull(Character object, SerializationContext context) throws Exception { context.getWriter().value(object.toString()); } }