com.cinchapi.concourse.util

Class TypeAdapters

Object

TypeAdapters

public class TypeAdapters
extends Object

A collection of TypeAdapter factories to use when converting java objects to their appropriate JSON representation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypeAdapters()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TypeAdapter<Collection<?>>	forCollection() Return the TypeAdapter that checks the size of a collection and only converts them to a JSON array if necessary (i.e.
static TypeAdapter<Object>	forGenericObject() Return the TypeAdapter that converts generic objects to the correct JSON representation so they can be converted back to java if necessary.
static TypeAdapter<Map<?,?>>	forMap() Return the TypeAdapter that converts built-in maps to the correct JSON representation by deferring to the java type adapter when serializing values.
static TypeAdapter<TObject>	forTObject() Return the TypeAdapter that converts TObjects to the correct JSON representation so they can be converted back to java if necessary.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TypeAdapters

public TypeAdapters()

Method Detail

forCollection

public static TypeAdapter<Collection<?>> forCollection()

Return the TypeAdapter that checks the size of a collection and only converts them to a JSON array if necessary (i.e. a single item collection will be converted to a single object in JSON).

Returns:

the TypeAdapter to use for conversions

forGenericObject

public static TypeAdapter<Object> forGenericObject()

Return the TypeAdapter that converts generic objects to the correct JSON representation so they can be converted back to java if necessary.

Returns:

the TypeAdapter to use for conversions

forTObject

public static TypeAdapter<TObject> forTObject()

Return the TypeAdapter that converts TObjects to the correct JSON representation so they can be converted back to java if necessary.

Returns:

the TypeAdapter to use for conversions

forMap

public static TypeAdapter<Map<?,?>> forMap()

Return the TypeAdapter that converts built-in maps to the correct JSON representation by deferring to the java type adapter when serializing values. This enables Concourse Server to correct convert the resultant JSON string back to a Java structure when necessary.

Returns:

the TypeAdapter to use for conversions