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/*
 * Copyright 2009, Strategic Gains, 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
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.strategicgains.restexpress.serialization.json;

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

import com.google.gson.InstanceCreator;
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.strategicgains.util.date.DateAdapter;

/**
 * A GSON serializer for Date instances represented (and to be presented) as a date (without time component).
 * 
 * @author Todd Fredrich
 * @since Nov 13, 2009
 * @see JsonSerializer
 * @see JsonDeserializer
 * @see InstanceCreator
 */
public class GsonDateSerializer implements GsonSerializer<Date> {
    private DateAdapter adapter;

    public GsonDateSerializer() {
        this(new DateAdapter());
    }

    public GsonDateSerializer(DateAdapter adapter) {
        super();
        this.adapter = adapter;
    }

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

    @Override
    public JsonElement serialize(Date date, Type typeOf, JsonSerializationContext contexst) {
        return new JsonPrimitive(adapter.format(date));
    }

    @Override
    public Date createInstance(Type typeOf) {
        return new Date();
    }
}