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// ***************************************************************************
// *  Copyright 2012 Joseph Molnar
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package com.talvish.tales.serialization.json.translators;

import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.gson.JsonNull;
import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
import com.talvish.tales.parts.translators.TranslationException;
import com.talvish.tales.parts.translators.Translator;

/**
 * A translator that calls .getAsString on the object to translate before passing to 
 * another translator.
 * @author jmolnar
 *
 */
public class ChainToStringToJsonPrimitiveTranslator implements Translator {
    private final Translator chainedTranslator;

    public ChainToStringToJsonPrimitiveTranslator(Translator theChainedTranslator) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(theChainedTranslator, "need the chained translator");
        chainedTranslator = theChainedTranslator;
    }

    /**
     * Translates the received object into a json primitive.
     * If the object is of the wrong type, a TranslationException will occur.
     */
    @Override
    public Object translate(Object anObject) {
        try {
            anObject = chainedTranslator.translate(anObject);
            if (anObject == null) {
                return JsonNull.INSTANCE;
            } else {
                return new JsonPrimitive((String) anObject);
            }
        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
            throw new TranslationException(e);
        }
    }
}