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

import java.util.Collection;

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

/**
 * Translator that converts a collection into a json array,
 * or, if null, {@code JsonNull}.
 * @author jmolnar
 *
 */
public class CollectionToJsonArrayTranslator implements Translator {
    private final Translator elementTranslator;

    /**
     * Empty default constructor.
     */
    public CollectionToJsonArrayTranslator(Translator theElementTranslator) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(theElementTranslator);

        elementTranslator = theElementTranslator;
    }

    /**
     * Translates the received object into a json array.
     * If the object is of the wrong type, a TranslationException will occur.
     */
    @Override
    public Object translate(Object anObject) {
        Object returnValue;

        if (anObject == null) {
            returnValue = JsonNull.INSTANCE;
        } else {
            try {
                Collection<?> array = (Collection<?>) anObject;
                JsonArray jsonArray = new JsonArray();

                for (Object object : array) {
                    jsonArray.add((JsonElement) elementTranslator.translate(object));
                }
                returnValue = jsonArray;

            } catch (ClassCastException e) {
                throw new TranslationException(e);
            }
        }
        return returnValue;
    }
}