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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.talvish.tales.parts.translators.Translator;
import com.talvish.tales.serialization.json.JsonTypeMap;

/**
 * Translator that converts an object into a {@code JsonObject}
 * or, if null, {@code JsonNull}.
 * @author jmolnar
 *
 */
public class ObjectToJsonObjectTranslator implements Translator {
    private final JsonTypeMap typeMap;

    /**
     * Empty default constructor.
     */
    public ObjectToJsonObjectTranslator(JsonTypeMap theTypeMap) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(theTypeMap);

        typeMap = theTypeMap;
    }

    /**
     * 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) {
        Object returnValue;

        if (anObject == null) {
            returnValue = JsonNull.INSTANCE;
        } else {
            returnValue = typeMap.getData(anObject);
        }
        return returnValue;
    }
}