Java tutorial
/* * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties. * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package edu.eci.arsw.umlcolaborativo.util; import com.google.gson.Gson; import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializationContext; import com.google.gson.JsonDeserializer; import com.google.gson.JsonElement; import com.google.gson.JsonObject; import com.google.gson.JsonParseException; import com.google.gson.JsonSerializationContext; import com.google.gson.JsonSerializer; import java.lang.reflect.Type; public final class InterfaceAdapter<T> implements JsonSerializer<T>, JsonDeserializer<T> { @Override public JsonElement serialize(T object, Type interfaceType, JsonSerializationContext context) { final JsonObject wrapper = new JsonObject(); wrapper.addProperty("type", object.getClass().getName()); //Gson gson = new Gson(); //wrapper.add("data", gson.toJsonTree(object, interfaceType)); wrapper.add("data", context.serialize(object)); return wrapper; } @Override public T deserialize(JsonElement elem, Type interfaceType, JsonDeserializationContext context) throws JsonParseException { final JsonObject wrapper = (JsonObject) elem; final JsonElement typeName = get(wrapper, "type"); final JsonElement data = get(wrapper, "data"); final Type actualType = typeForName(typeName); return context.deserialize(data, actualType); } private Type typeForName(final JsonElement typeElem) { try { return Class.forName(typeElem.getAsString()); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { throw new JsonParseException(e); } } private JsonElement get(final JsonObject wrapper, String memberName) { final JsonElement elem = wrapper.get(memberName); if (elem == null) throw new JsonParseException( "no '" + memberName + "' member found in what was expected to be an interface wrapper"); return elem; } }